How does traveling nearly 1000 miles in the Alaskan wilderness in the middle of winter sound? Each year in March, dog sled teams and mushers assemble in Alaska for the Iditarod, one of the most ...

A 4-year-old female dog died Friday during the Iditarod, the famous long-distance sled dog race held in Alaska. The dog, named Ventana, collapsed eight miles outside a race checkpoint in Galena, a ...

Dan Seavey, who as a history teacher in Alaska became fascinated by the Gold Rush-era Iditarod Trail and helped stage the first dogsled race along the 1,000-mile route in 1973 to begin an annual ...

Although anyone who competes in the Iditarod can display grit and perseverance, only one can be the race's champion. This year, mushers and their entourage of sled dogs are faced with traversing the ...

Dan Seavey, who helped organize the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and whose son and grandson have each won the famous Alaska race multiple times, has died. He was 87. The Minnesota native, who ...

The latest sporting event in vogue is not the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics that just passed or the upcoming 2026 World Cup finals being held right in New Jersey, but an annual dogsledding race called ...

Over the course of more than half a century, the Iditarod dog sled race has grown into one of America’s iconic sporting events. Teams of mushers battle through blizzards, subzero temperatures and ...

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Mar. 9—On the first full day of competition, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race competitors were ascending the Alaska Range. By 4 p.m. Monday, a little more than 40 miles separated 2025 champion Jessie ...