This year's race was canceled in February as there wasn't enough snow pack to create safe trails for dog sleds.

The Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby will end operations after years of canceled races due to warm winter conditions.

"It is understood that, in rare circumstances, dog harm or death can occur through no fault of the musher," the Iditarod rule handbook states Alaska's News Source/YouTube A sled dog, Charley, died ...

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile sled dog race in Alaska. Holmes guided his dog team across the finish line Tuesday night in the ...

A dog died on veteran musher Mille Porsild’s team Tuesday during the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race, race officials said. The 4-year-old dog named Charley died en route to the Elim checkpoint, the race ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the start date for the race. The race began on Sunday, March 8. A video captured this week shows a team of sled dogs ...

From Anchorage parks to the birch woods of Willow, Iditarod spectators gather along the route with grills and thermoses to celebrate the 1,000-mile race. Locals pack the streets of Anchorage and other ...

For more than a decade now, Hän Gwich’in musher Jody Potts-Joseph—the mother of model Quannah Chasinghorse—has been involved with Alaska’s traditional sled dog races, but her memories of the sport ...

On the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a novice learns to drive her own team on an adventure in the heart of winter. Credit... Supported by By Elaine Glusac Visuals by Ben Brewer Elaine Glusac ...

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Emily RussellThe winter magic of a dog sled ride in Lake Placid Thelma (left) leading the Thunder Mountain Dog Sled team on Mirror Lake. Photo: Emily Russell If you’re lucky and the winter weather is ...