ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer this year than ever before. Thanks to a lack of snow, this year's edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new ...

The 53rd annual Iditarod race kicks off on March 1. Ashley Keith used to always dream about joining the world of professional sled dog racing. She got her first sled dog when she was 13 years old and ...

The Iditarod and the Yukon Quest may be the first races to come to mind when thinking about sled dog racing for many Alaskans, but the sport encompasses so many other distances and types of races as ...

Crossing the snowy wastes of Alaska in deep winter, when the temperature is plunging past 40 below zero, might not be everybody’s cup of tea. But for Marla BB, it was a little bit of paradise — a ...

A helicopter ride to go dog sledding on a glacier is one of the unique experiences in Alaska that’s “once in a lifetime.” This adventure is also one of the more popular and expensive options for shore ...

Alaskan Malamutes are large dogs that have been bred for thousands of years, making them one of the oldest dog breeds in the world. Prized for being strong and more than capable of working for hours ...

Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria David Kindy - ...

Ashley Keith used to always dream about joining the world of professional sled dog racing. She got her first sled dog when she was 13 years old and fantasized about one day participating in the ...