With northern Michigan blanketed in frigid winter cold and lake effect snow, the region will soon welcome back its annual dog ...

IRON RIVER, Wis.– After having to cancel last year, the dogs are let out for the Northern Pines Dog Sled Race. Officals say ...

Eleven hours into the 2025 Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race, most mushers are taking their first rest in Kalskag, around a third ...

The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...

Throughout the history of sled dog mushing in Alaska, the tradition has been closely tied to the terrain teams race on. KYUK investigates the warming climate’s impact on the race trails themselves and ...

Students at C.R. Anderson Middle School listened to a presentation Friday from mushers involved in the Race to the Sky and ...

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

The ceremonial start is the final event before the two big races and this event brings the community together to meet the ...

MCCALL, Idaho — The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge faced an abrupt end on Tuesday due to severe avalanche risk. The races, ...

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

To say it’s a huge part of their lives would be an understatement. Dog sled racing is their life, as is true for mushers across Alaska. But growing up in Tanana, Erhart heard stories about a ...