East Aurora High School’s BOCES program spent time creating blankets for individual dogs in the Alaskan Iditaroid Race this season.Photo by Marty Wangelin For the past nine years, BOCES special ed ...

GCI is sponsoring the 2026 Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race with a $5,000 contribution. The race starts in Kotzebue, travels a ...

Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years.

Leave it to a stubborn Irishman to define the spirit of the Iditraod Trail. After more than 32 days in bitter cold and high winds on the 1,000-mile trek from Knik to Nome, having tried valiantly ...

A cruise to Alaska is a once-in-a-lifetime family or multigenerational vacation. With unique opportunities for wildlife viewing and outdoor adventures that you won't find anywhere else in the world – ...

A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds ...

Two inches of raw sewage. Persistent chemical leaks. Pipes insulated with asbestos. A bat infestation. Black mold. “It kind ...

One of my favorite movies as a kid — and one I still watch every Christmas — is the classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” ...

Dr. Tim Hunt of Bayshore Veterinary Hospital recently returned from his trip to Alaska, where he served as race judge in the ...

The long, cold ride ends at last Two days after the self-proclaimed “Last Great Race” came to an end in Nome, a Brazilian cyclist now living in Boulder, Colo., led the ...

Minot native Sydnie Bahl just turned a childhood love of winter into one of mushing’s biggest accomplishments.