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 ...

Aaron Burmeister and his nine dogs race into Unalakleet in third place at 10:04 a.m. Sunday, March, 13, 2022. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Just before midnight on March 15, Aaron Burmeister was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every winter, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan transforms. The snow settles over everything, muffling the usual sounds and creating a kind of hush that feels magical. As mushing season arrives, I find ...

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