GRAND PORTAGE, MINN. – Jesse Terry wanted to hang onto his standing. The 41-year-old musher from Sioux Lookout, Ontario, was in third place before the final stretch of the 267-mile John Beargrease ...

Winners in the 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon are expected to cross the finish line in Grand Portage on Tuesday morning. Competitors took off late Sunday morning from a ...

Sled dogs leapt in place, yelping and tugging forward. Mushers excitedly prepared their teams, laying out the gangline and chatting with fans, friends and family members. Throngs of spectators three ...

Feb. 22—Fur Rendezvous has been a staple of Anchorage winter life for nearly 90 years. Founded in 1935, the festival started as a celebration that coincided with miners and trappers coming to town to ...

Mike Bestgen, a 66-year-old resident of St. Cloud, Minnesota, has been a competitive sled dog racer for over 25 years. Bestgen's dedication to the sport has earned him several victories, including ...

The 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon begins Sunday at 11:05 a.m. north of Two Harbors. Ezra Angell, 9, of Cloquet, poses with Nitro, a 4-month-old American bulldog mix, after ...

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 a ...

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 ...

Park City • The dogs surge forward, harnesses snapping, breath puffing, slobber flying. Their paws drum a steady beat as they charge along a trail high in the Wasatch Mountains, the rhythm lost ...

The Copper Basin 300 concluded in Glennallen with reigning champion Jesse Holmes crossing the finish line first, followed by ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Iditarod is the longest annual sled dog race– covering over ...

ILULISSAT, Greenland — When Stella Davidsen Olsen was 12 years old, her father presented her and her twin sister with a choice. Her family owned sled dogs, which can be expensive and a lot of work.