MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) – Board members of the Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association (UPSDA) made the decision for the second year in a row to cancel the UP200, Midnight Run, and Jack Pine 30 races ...

Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley is a major dog-mushing hub, even in the snow-free offseason. Several Iditarod mushers live and train their teams in the Mat-Su town of Willow, which experiences near ...

With northern Michigan blanketed in frigid winter cold and lake effect snow, the region will soon welcome back its annual dog sled races, highlighted by the UP 200. The UP 200 and other dog sled races ...

Alaskan huskies at Iditarod champion Martin Buser's Happy Trails kennel in Big Lake, Alaska, are ready to run in June 2024. From owning huskies, Alaskan and Siberian, to following the Iditarod every ...

UPDATE: The CopperDog sled dog races have been cancelled for 2024 due to poor trail conditions; a street-party style festival in Calumet will take place instead. Read more here: CopperDog cancels U.P.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, is set to get underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight ...

The lack of snow in northern Minnesota has caused two popular sled dog races to be postponed. On Thursday, organizers announced the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon — which was previously scheduled ...

Super-fit Iditarod dogs may be as famous as the human mushers who accompany them to the finish line in Nome – and even more accomplished. One given name is enough for these incredible dogs, but like ...

Park City • The dogs surge forward, harnesses snapping, breath puffing, slobber flying. Their paws drum a steady beat as they ...

A warm, dry winter has left many of Colorado's mountain businesses waiting for snow, including one of Breckenridge's most ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Sled dogs were hot commodities on the harsh terrains along the shores of the Bering Sea bordering ...