Race organizers say trail conditions look promising this year after back-to-back cancellations in 2023 and 2024.

Mike Bestgen, a 66-year-old resident of St. Cloud, Minnesota, has been a competitive sled dog racer for over 25 years.

While some changes in mushing come from development in the sport, others have been forced by a changing climate. One part 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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and unrelenting blizzards, and under siege from ...

If you have ever struggled with the sudden shift in routine imposed by the seasonal "springing forward" and "falling backward" of the clocks, spare a thought for the sled dogs of Ontario ...

Mike Bestgen has been racing sled dogs for over 25 years and ... Between feeding and training, the dogs themselves are a full-time job. “Just doing dog chores keeps you in shape,” he said.