Lauro Eklund gives his dog Skookum a kiss at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in downtown Anchorage on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) Skookum, age 8 ...

In the season finale of Mountain Men, which aired on December 26, 2024, viewers witnessed rookie musher Lauro Eklund’s relentless pursuit to complete the grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Eklund, ...

Two Rivers musher Lauro Eklund voiced a positive attitude and excitement about upcoming races after his withdrawal and successful appeal from the 2023 Yukon Quest Alaska. Mike McCowan, Yukon Quest ...

For Erin Altemus, it was now or never. In Isaac Teaford’s case, his time had finally come. Lauro Eklund hopes this will be the first run of many. Each of the 16 rookies running the 2024 Iditarod Trail ...

The 2023 Yukon Quest Alaska officially concluded on Sunday with an awards banquet, and the 550-race sportsmanship award went to Lauro Eklund, a 26-year-old rookie musher from Fairbanks who was ...

Milan native Bailey Vitello is taking home a special trophy after completing the Iditarod. Earlier this week, race organizers announced Vitello tied with Lauro Eklund for this year's Most Improved ...

Mar. 3—FAIRBANKS — Brought together by friendship, fandom, curiosity and happenstance, thousands of people descended into an area surrounding Pike's Waterfront Lodge on Monday in Fairbanks to take in ...

As Lauro Eklund drove into Fairbanks on Saturday en route to sign up for the Yukon Quest, he thought about how he has slowly built up his kennel over the last eight years. Getting ready for a race can ...