So far, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been postponed and the Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby has been canceled. Weather conditions can change frequently throughout the state, so ...

MINNETONKA – When Brent Sass graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1998 he didn’t see himself winning the Yukon Quest – twice. Sass planned to move to Alaska when he was child … ...

EXCELSIOR – As the Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby got underway on Sunday, Feb. 9, downtown Excelsior took on the appearance of a snowglobe. Flakes continued to fall as the 29 eight-dog te… ...

Mike Bestgen has been racing sled dogs for over 25 years and, at age 66, he isn’t planning on stopping anytime soon. The St. Cloud native got his start in the sport helping his friend, Dave ...

He was also a runner-up at the Klondike Sled Dog Derby. Eventually, ... Bestgen plans to continue dog sledding until he can’t anymore. As for competitive racing, ...

The Klondike Derby is an outdoor competition for patrols or dens of five- to 12-member scout teams. The vehicles used during the derby are similar to Alaskan dog sleds, except scouts fill the roles of ...

Organizers have called off this year's Klondike Dog Derby due to a lack of snow. The cancellation marks the second consecutive year the event, which features a 40-mile sled dog race on Lake ...

On Jan. 25, the cutest puppy contest will take place at Back Channel Brewing Co. from 1-5 p.m. Additionally, the Maynard’s Klondike Dog Derby Concert Series will take place on Friday, Jan. 31 ...

When it takes place, the event is a 40-mile professional dog sled race that starts on Lake Minnetonka and ends in Excelsior. While the race is canceled, the organizers plan on holding the Cutest ...

Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby What we know: Organizers of the popular Lake Minnetonka sled dog race said Thursday that the lack of snow has forced them to cancel the 40-mile race, which takes ...

Organizers have called off this year's Klondike Dog Derby due to a lack of snow. The cancellation marks the second consecutive year the event, which features a 40-mile sled dog race on Lake Minnetonka ...

The northernmost dog sled race in the world is held every Saturday of the 10th week of the year. ©SnowDanzer / CC BY-SA 3.0 - Original / License. The longest dog sled dog race in Europe runs through ...