Residents in nearly 20 villages came to their airstrips last weekend to greet Bering Air planes, hug the pilots and pray ...

Three teams hit the trail earlier this month for a reenactment of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, a legendary effort that is credited with saving the town from diphtheria.

To many casual onlookers, the Iditarod is a weird curiosity. The famed sled-dog race, which begins this year on March 1, ...

Jonathan Hayes, a teacher from Maine, re-created the original 1925 serum run from Nenana to Nome in mid-February using descendants of the original dogs.

Thirty teams left the Big Lake starting line to begin the 41st running of the Iron Dog and as of Thursday morning, just 18 remain.