Husky News

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association begins public hearings in Kimmirut, Nunavut, this week to explore allegations that thousands of Inuit sled dogs were slaughtered by the RCMP from the 1950s to the 1970s. Read the rest of this entry »

Siberian huskies pull a wheeled sled over the Scottish highlands during a practice run for the Aviemore Sled Dog Rally. This year more than 1,000 sled dogs are taking part. Read the rest of this entry »

THEY are bred to withstand Siberian conditions, heavy snow and temperatures as severe as -40C, but for those animals competing in the Aviemore Sled Dog Rally, the weather more often than not fails to keep the appointment. Read the rest of this entry »

As many as eight teams of sled dogs will race into Halfway Friday morning for a mandatory layover during the fourth-annual Eagle Cap Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

Former Iditarod musher made move after his dogs were confiscated. Read the rest of this entry »

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Race. 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 »

Evolutionary biology offers some hints of another possible reason. John Francis, a biologist with National Geographic, says there may be selective pressures that favour exploration and creativity. Read the rest of this entry »

Dan Bennett, president of the Explorers Club—which counts as its members the first men to both Poles, up Everest and to the moon—agrees that exploration must be “relevant”. Read the rest of this entry »

Explorers have long captured the human imagination. During the “heroic age” of exploration in the early 20th century, Western countries competed to send the first man to the Poles. Read the rest of this entry »

Then comes that solo expedition to the North Pole. He swims in his dry-suit across “inky black water over three miles deep – the scariest thing I’ve ever done”; he sledges for hours only to discover, when he checks his GPS at the end of the day, that he is more than two miles behind his position that morning. Read the rest of this entry »

What does it mean to be an explorer in a world where everything has been explored? Ben Saunders explains to Joanne Ramos why he still wants to load up his sledge and head for the North Pole. Read the rest of this entry »

Enter Steve Crone and his incredible staff – of dogs and people – at New England Dogsledding in Mason Township. Crone’s Telemark Inn is nestled nicely at the end of the trail and tucked neatly into a portion of the White Mountains National Forest. For more than 20 years, Crone, a storied outdoorsman in his own right and a self-described radical environmentalist, has been treating his guests to dog sled rides in the forest. Read the rest of this entry »

Veterinarian Michael Davis gets money from the military to research sled dogs’ unparalleled endurance. Read the rest of this entry »

If you want to teach kids about teamwork, go to the experts: Sled dogs. The students at Hardy Elementary got a first hand lesson on teamwork when they were visited by Tasha Stielstra and two of her dogs Tasha Canine and Momo last Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Winter isn’t just a good time to plan next spring and summer’s adventures, it’s also a great time to get outdoors and try a whole other set of activities. Read the rest of this entry »

Michigan native teaches youth through personal adventures. Read the rest of this entry »

Entire pack could be infected with disease rarely seen in Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »

“30 Days of Night” takes a clever idea and beats it into a bloody pulp. Allow yourself even one moment of logical thinking and this movie makes no sense. It is reduced to being nothing more than a series of humans being killed by vampires and vice versa. Read the rest of this entry »