Snowmobiles eventually eclipsed mushing, and in the early 1970s the Iditarod was established with the help of Joe Redington Sr., who saw it as a way to save sled dog culture and preserve the Alaskan ...

Quince Mountain had no idea how much the Iditarod, the world’s longest dog sled race, would test his endurance.

But dog mushing has a long and storied tradition in Alaska that harkens back to its Native peoples and frontier spirit, and while there are calls to end the race forever, supporters say the Iditarod ...