WETMORE, Mich. (WJMN) – Mushing can start at any age. Elizabeth Beaverson started at the age of 7 when she was introduced to the sport by a family friend who is also a musher. “You know, I never ...

Iowa native Riley Dyche has finished his sixth run in the grueling Iditarod race with his sled dogs. See how he ranked in the ...

As snow fell in Anchorage on Saturday, the 54th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race launched from downtown during Saturday's ceremonial start as crowds cheered on a parade of mushers. The field, which ...

Doug Butler embraces one of his dogs, Dylan, a member of his sprint mushing team, at Butler's family farm in Middlebury, Vermont. (Tommy Hyde/Mosaic Films) The new movie "Underdog" tells the story of ...

Alaska is known for its dog mushing, a winter pastime that usually requires snow, whether for competition, recreation, or tourism. In the summertime, some mushers run their dogs using wheeled dog ...

On a January morning at 7 a.m., it was still dark in Bethel, Alaska. Far down the trail of the Bogus Creek 150 sled-dog race, the light of a single headlamp shone like a beacon. Fans, family members ...

Alaska's famous Iditarod sled dog race starts the first week of March. B.J. Leiderman, who writes our theme music, is not entered, but there is a website called Fantasy Mushing, where you get a ...

AMELIA, Ohio (WXIX) - A Clermont County woman is preparing for the Dry Land Dog Mushing World Championship, but she needs help to complete a home training course. Taylor Johannigman is an emergency ...

Looking to try something new this winter? You might want to take a trip up to the North Country and check out the sled dogs at Cupcake Mushing. Dog sledding has been around for more than four thousand ...

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