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 ...

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 ...

GALENA — Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race teams at the head of the pack were wrapping up their mandatory 24-hour breaks at checkpoints along the trail Friday, including the one in this Interior Alaska ...

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 ...