Balto, the Alaskan Husky who would become famous for running the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome in 1925, would be euthanized on March 15th, 1933. The reason, it was determined that his age 1t ...

Mansfield native and Iditarod musher Matthew Failor was just 71 miles away from the burled arch finish line in Nome.

1967 - The first Iditarod is held, with 58 mushers competing along a 50-mile trail. March 1973 - After shorter races in 1967 and 1969, the first full-length race takes place. The course is ...

Jesse Terry was the only Anishinaabe man in the 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon this month. In this ...