Husky News

Sprint racer Bill Kornmuller of Willow sped to a 3-minute victory over Michael Tetzner of Germany on second and final day of racing, coming from behind and capture the Eagle River Classic on Sunday at the Beach Lake Trails. Essentially, Kornmuller did to Tetzner what British Columbia musher Blayne “Buddy” Streeper did to Kornmuller 11 months ago on the final day of racing at the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race. In that race, Steeper came from more than two minutes behind to edge Kornmuller by nine seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

Reach the finish line, earn a check. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officially ended at 4:06 this morning when Marquette, Mich., rookie Timothy Hunt crossed the finish line under the Burled Arch in Nome. The 43-year-old musher made the trek from Willow to Nome in 15 days, 14 hours, 6 minutes and 22 seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

For the past nine years Sarah, Chuck, Jacob and Connie Cullip have shaped their lives around dogsled racing, embracing an outdoor family tradition that’s molded who they are. Read the rest of this entry »

In the Cullip’s St. Ignace home the word mush has nothing to do with what’s for dinner. Read the rest of this entry »

David Hochman’s trail to becoming one of the world’s top sled dog racers started with his life in turmoil. Read the rest of this entry »

If anyone in Fairbanks was relieved to see the 10 inches of new snow on the ground it was Mike McCowan, race marshal for the Alaska Dog Mushers Association. Read the rest of this entry »

The 100 Mile Wilderness Sled Dog Race will be held on Feb. 9 in Greenville. Read the rest of this entry »

AN Aviemore sled-dog racer mixed it with some the world’s best mushers as part of preparations for, arguably, the toughest endurance race on the planet. Read the rest of this entry »

Sixty Alaskan Huskies yipped and yelped and howled on a frozen river 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle, itching to run. Read the rest of this entry »

Butch Parr, a longtime resident of Whitefish who now has a home closer to Olney, says the reason he has been sled dog racing for more than two decades is simple. Read the rest of this entry »

AUGUSTA — Barking wildly and lunging for the start area, roughly 150 sled dogs lined up Saturday morning to race the trails at Fort Custer Recreation Area. But these Alaskan Huskies, Siberian Huskies, Malamutes and Samoyeds are not aggressive dogs. They are more like giddy children waiting to board a merry-go-round. Read the rest of this entry »

SLED dog racing arrived at the Ford Estate last weekend and it’s successful debut in the area could see it return in the near future. Read the rest of this entry »