Author – The Durango Herald

Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod, matches most wins by a musher

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Ever since Dallas Seavey became the youngest musher to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2012, he’s been bombarded by questions on whether he would eventually get f...

DATE: Mar 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Iditarod drops ceremonial start over crowd-size concerns

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — There has been another dramatic change to the world’s most famous sled dog race this year because of the pandemic, with officials announcing Friday that the ceremonial st...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Iditarod loses another major sponsor

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – One of the Iditarod’s top sponsors is dropping financial support, the second major sponsor with Alaska ties to sever relationships with the sled dog race this month. ...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Iditarod continues, fans asked to skip finish in Nome

Race continues under guidance of state officials

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Prepping straw bedding for dogs signals Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Volunteers slung bales of hay onto a table Thursday, where they were swiftly stuffed inside blue plastic bags, twirled and shut with twist ties before being dragged off t...

DATE: Feb 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Musher’s journey from feeding sled dogs to winning Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A young Pete Kaiser had the drive to learn about racing sled dogs and the family and community to support his passion. Years later, he won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Rac...

DATE: Mar 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

French musher was leading Iditarod, but then his dogs quit

Nicolas Petit loses commanding lead with days to go

DATE: Mar 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Alaska games mimic hunting tasks, like sneaking up on a seal

JUNEAU, Alaska – To most spectators, the term “Olympics” means world-class swimming competitions, downhill skiing or the 100-meter dash. But near the Arctic Circle, a different ty...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Norwegian musher has commanding lead in Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Joar Ulsom said a few words in English but used his native Norwegian to heap praise on his dog team Tuesday as he arrived at the second-to-last checkpoint in the Iditarod...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Pot shop clashes with tourism stores in eclectic Alaska town

TALKEETNA, Alaska – The presence of a marijuana retail store has caused a deep divide in this quirky tourist town, where hundreds of visitors roam the streets daily browsing in art galleries...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Baptism by ice: Alaskans make annual plunge into frigid lake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – More than a thousand people in Alaska dressed up as elves or in other elaborate costumes, while some stripped down to barely anything to take part in a polar plunge. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cruise ship sails into history books

Climate change gives well-heeled guests chance to traverse Northwest Passage

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World