MPR Reporter Cat Richert joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to tell her about dog sledding for the first time. We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after ...

The race takes place over a 300-mile course and is known for incorporating the extremes of northern Minnesota weather, as well as for the trail's rugged terrain. Mary Manning's sled dog team takes ...

I’m loving my job right now, too. I've lived in Minnesota since 2009, and I've always wanted to try dog sledding. Thanks to the MPR News Winter Play series, that little dream is finally coming true.

But some parts of this country have had enough snow for dog-sledding, which was a lifelong ambition for Minnesota Public Radio's Catharine Richert. Here's her report. (SOUNDBITE OF DOGS BARKING ...

Cold weather is here. And it's sticking around for a while. That's according to WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer who says it'll be great weather for ice fishing or ice skating. But there's one ...

MORE: Minnesota dog sled competition canceled due to lack of snow, organizers say Dogsledding has transitioned from a once-vital form of transportation in snow-covered regions to a popularized ...

Blake Freking's sled dog team takes off on a morning run ... while the team takes a short break along the trail in Finland, Minnesota. After a whole summer of no training, their Siberian huskies ...

The Gunflint Mail Run, another sled dog race that takes place in Cook County, Minnesota, northeast of Duluth, has also been postponed until Feb. 10 and will only host a maximum of 15 teams this year ...