When John Rasmussen joined the Alaskan Sled Dog & Racing Association, the organization’s clubhouse was spartan — a bare-bones building that generated heat from the crowds that would fill the structure ...

The stereotypical sled dog racing image is a solitary figure mushing dogs through harsh winter weather. It couldn't have been more different Friday in Frazee, as schoolchildren and other spectators ...

Just 10 years into their new life, the Owczarzacks have had enviable success on the International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA) circuit. Last year, competing for the first time in 10-dog ...

The Iditarod and the Yukon Quest may be the first races to come to mind when thinking about sled dog racing for many Alaskans, but the sport encompasses so many other distances and types of races as ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A fury of excitement buzzed on the snowy streets of West Yellowstone Sunday morning, as 16 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bethany Hway gazed at Lake Minnetonka through her office window in Excelsior. It was January 2018. She had been following the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon on the internet and caught herself ...