Five Indigenous mushers and their dog teams are well into the first leg of the Iditarod. The 1,000-mile race got underway in Willow on Sunday, as mushers headed out onto a vast landscape, covered with ...
A dog died while participating in the 2026 Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race. On Tuesday, March 17, a 4-year-old dog named Charley died while en route to the Elim checkpoint. The dog was part of musher ...
Iditarod veteran musher Dee Dee Jonrowe watched Mille Porsild’s sled dog team with the pride a mother feels for a child. Two ...
TOLOVANA ROADHOUSE — On the dark, frozen white plain of the Tanana River, a white dot appeared in the night. It was the headlamp of Ryan Redington, a dog musher in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog ...
Dog mushing is a traditional sport in many Indigenous cultures, but few young people are participating today. We spoke to two teens, Monroe Mondor and Sophia Johnston, who are helping to keep the ...