Susan Butcher and her dog team during training for the 1991 Iditarod sled dog race along the Bering Sea Coast. Credit: WorldFoto/Alamy Stock Photo The lodge was dimly lit and warm. It smelled of ...

Yukon Quest Alaska announced on Friday afternoon that Tekla Butcher-Monson, the daughter of renowned mushers Susan Butcher (an Iditarod winner) and David Monson (a Yukon Quest winner), will be the ...

Tekla Butcher-Monson’s late mother, Susan Butcher, is a renowned figure for her achievements as a musher. But Butcher-Monson is leading a legacy all her own while making sure her mother’s is part of ...

UNALAKLEET, Alaska (AP) - While two four-time champions were among those fighting for the lead Sunday in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a fourth champion was making a last stop at her favorite spot ...

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Committee has announced the inaugural class for its newly formed Iditarod Hall of Fame. The class includes five-time champion Rick Swenson; four-time champions Susan ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher died Saturday in a Seattle hospital of complications from a recent bone marrow transplant, a hospital spokeswoman said. She was 51.