Most of the top teams in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race opted to declare their 24-hour mandatory rests in Takotna.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is underway in Alaska, with mushers and their dogs braving a nearly 1,000-mile journey. Learn more about it.

Teams in the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race experienced windchill down to 45 below near McGrath, more than 300 miles into the 1,000-mile trail.

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.

The exact distance of the Iditarod varies based on which route the teams take. During the 2026 race, as an even year, teams ...

Due to a serious lack of snow, Northwest sled dog races are facing cancellation, sending a rippling disappointment through ...

From its start in Fort Kent, the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States is a qualifier for the famed Iditarod and ...

A Port Angeles boy and a pair of borrowed sled dogs recently enjoyed a truly authentic Alaskan experience — adopting the ...

The race is said to be “one of the toughest anywhere,” its founder said, but one challenge became too big of an issue to ...

When an AP News camera went missing, crew members didn't know what to think. (Spoiler alert, it was a sled dog.) The post WATCH: Sled Dog Steals Camera and Records the Whole Thing appeared first on ...

Mushers and their sled dogs started races in downtown Fort Kent on Saturday. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, ...

The Thunder Mountain Dog Sled team from Vermontville is one of two teams that offer rides on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid.