Three Minnesotans are among the 96 mushers who will compete in the 2008 Iditarod trail Sled Dog Race next month in Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludington native Ed Stielstra led 15 finishers in the U.P. 200 sled dog race, crossing the line 11 minutes and 25 seconds ahead of the second place finisher Sunday. The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s 1 degree below zero, a pale morning sky pitched over a barren field. A dozen dogs are yipping and twirling on a ski trail near a parking lot. I’m gearing up with the Midwest Skijorers Club for a session at Bunker Hills Regional Park in Andover, Minn., where 12 kilometers of rolling trail have been set aside for the dog-powered sport of skijoring. Read the rest of this entry »
Musher finds joy running the trail less traveled Read the rest of this entry »
Art Falk was able to cross dog sledding off his “Bucket List” on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
Defending Iditarod and Yukon Quest champion Lance Mackey just keeps right on winning. In a tune-up for his repeat, the Fairbanks musher bested a field of 24 in the Tustumena 200 on the Kenai Peninsula. Read the rest of this entry »
It is a winter pastime that, like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, requires good snow, demands long underwear—or, for some, thick fur—and favors participants with a strenuous but exhilarating workout. Read the rest of this entry »
Harness a household mutt, throw on a waxed pair of cross-country skis, strap yourself to Spot, and fly. It’s a quick recipe for speed – inducing thrill-screams like a roller coaster. With natural pulling instincts, Spot tows you up hills and down suddenly surging placid Nordic skiing with adrenaline. Read the rest of this entry »
Quebec City is turning 400, and everyone is invited to what promises to be a major 10-month celebration. The city on the St. Lawrence has been sprucing itself up for the 400th celebration, even adding attractions including a new 1.5-mile riverside park, Promenade Samuel de Champlain, named for Quebec’s founder. Expect the whole city to be bigger, better, flashier and brighter. Read the rest of this entry »
Alaska’s glaciers and dogsleds are wonderful, but it’s the people you remember Read the rest of this entry »
Warm temperatures and soft ground kept the dogs at bay earlier this month, but the Ohio Sled Dog Classic has been rescheduled to run February 16-17 at Punderson State Park in Newbury, about 30 miles east of Cleveland. Read the rest of this entry »
Cindy Eddy and her son, Austin, sit on the couch in their Butler County home, covered in dogs. Read the rest of this entry »
Sled dog racers from as far away as Yellow Knife, Northwest Territories, Canada, will line up today in Seeley Lake for the annual Seeley Lake Sled Dog Races. Read the rest of this entry »
Next month, Disney Home Video is releasing a new family film called Snow Buddies, which features the voice talent of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody star Dylan Sprouse. Read the rest of this entry »
Eight Alaskan sled dogs were straining at their harness and barking up a storm until their owner, Lyle Wendland, who was standing on the back of the sled, yelled “Hike!†Read the rest of this entry »
Twenty-nine sled dog teams are lined up for the first Flathead Sled Dog Days race north of Whitefish this weekend, Jan. 4-6. Read the rest of this entry »
Jodi Bailey led a field of 31 finishers in the annual Gin-Gin 200 Sled Dog Race held last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
It would be foolhardy to say Alaska’s sled dog racing season — sprint and long distance — is off to a blistering pace. Read the rest of this entry »
On Hunter, on Bandit, on Kassy, Shadow and Lucky. No, Santa didn’t get a new crew this year. These are the dogs that lead Sam McArthur’s sleigh on wheels. Read the rest of this entry »
ERROL, N.H. — We caught a comparatively mild, calm Saturday. The temperature might have reached as high as the teens during early afternoon. That was good. It was January in the mountains on the Maine and New Hampshire border. It could have been colder. Read the rest of this entry »
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