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 old ...

Julie Verrette’s memoir tells the story of retired sled dogs and the woman who gave them a second life.

This story was produced by KYUK Public Media and Northern Journal. Charlie Chingliak is a budding high-school basketball player in the Western Alaska Native village of Akiachak, and he looks the part ...

ALTA, Wyo. – I'm not sure who's having more fun, musher Michael Tarver or his sled dogs as we charge on through the white wonderland. Everything is white. Massive trees rise in the background and the ...

Mike Bestgen has been racing sled dogs for over 25 years and, at age 66, he isn’t planning on stopping anytime soon. The St. Cloud native got his start in the sport helping his friend, Dave, during ...

A musher drives a team of sled dogs, usually across snow and ice. But growing numbers of racers are showing the sport can thrive even if it's not winter. For the first time, the World Championship for ...

Each February, mushers head to the Upper Peninsula to take on the UP200, a nearly 240-mile dog sled race that takes teams from Marquette to Grand Marais and back. The challenging, isolated course ...

Just 10 years into their new life, the Owczarzacks have had enviable success on the International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA) circuit. Last year, competing for the first time in 10-dog ...

BOISE, Idaho — The seventh annual Idaho Sled Dog Challenge is going to see some changes in 2025 after a tumultuous wildfire season in Valley County. Most notably, what used to be a 300-mile race was ...