Thirty-three mushers plan to start the world's most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod in Alaska, on March 3. They'll start the race near Fairbanks and run with their teams of sled dogs for about ...

The North Shore Community School hosted a special day of learning for its second graders. For 18 years, the school hosts its Ikidarod race. The kids pretend to be mushers and sled dogs as they race ...

This story was produced by KYUK Public Media and Northern Journal. Charlie Chingliak is a budding high-school basketball player in the Western Alaska Native village of Akiachak, and he looks the part ...

Justin and Kailyn Olnes with their dog Jig at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start in Anchorage on March 1, 2025. Most mushers in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are competing ...

Mike Bestgen has been racing sled dogs for over 25 years and, at age 66, he isn’t planning on stopping anytime soon. The St. Cloud native got his start in the sport helping his friend, Dave, during ...

Located deep in the woods of Ely, lies a special kind of dog kennel, one made specifically for sled dogs. “We have around 90 dogs here. They are age ranges in the mid to upper ages. This is an old ...

A musher drives a team of sled dogs, usually across snow and ice. But growing numbers of racers are showing the sport can thrive even if it's not winter. For the first time, the World Championship for ...

Each February, mushers head to the Upper Peninsula to take on the UP200, a nearly 240-mile dog sled race that takes teams from Marquette to Grand Marais and back. The challenging, isolated course ...

ALTA, Wyo. – I'm not sure who's having more fun, musher Michael Tarver or his sled dogs as we charge on through the white wonderland. Everything is white. Massive trees rise in the background and the ...

Local mushers compete in the 2025 Akiak Dash. This story was produced by KYUK and Northern Journal. Charlie Chingliak is a budding high school basketball player in the Western Alaska Native village of ...