One of Greenland’s national pastimes was nearly hijacked this week after the White House said the Second Lady would attend.

The island’s traditional dog-sledding championship is taking on added cultural and political importance in the era of Donald ...

The Avannaata Qimussersua, which organizers call “a challenging event that highlights the bond between humans and their dogs, ...

The Avannaata Qimussersua, one of the world's major dog-sledding events ... a flag to open the annual dogsled race across ice and snow, which translates to "The Great Race of the North." ...

I’m not sure who’s having more fun, musher Michael Tarver or his sled dogs as we charge on through the white wonderland.

Over the course of more than half a century, the Iditarod dog sled race has ... kid who has ever ridden on a sled would understand. There wasn’t nearly enough snow.

Last year, the John Beargrease sled dog marathon in Minnesota was postponed and ultimately canceled due to low levels of snow. The 400-mile race is scheduled to start on Sunday after it was ...

Quince Mountain was withdrawn from the Iditarod under the race’s rule on competitiveness, but ended up driving a small team ...

Redington’s grandfather Jo Redington Sr. started the Iditarod in 1973 after the introduction of snow machines, as snowmobiles ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos ...

Usha Vance had been set to visit Greenland to see cultural sites, including a major dogsled race - the Avannaata Qimussersua.