Even more than 50 years after her historic ride, Mary Shields was still inspiring the next generation of female mushers. Shields, the first woman to finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, died ...

NOME, 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 ...

Mary Shields, the first woman to complete the Iditarod, has died at 80, according to family. Fellow musher Rod Perry raced alongside her during her first run in 1974. He told Alaska’s News Source that ...

Mary Shields, the first woman to complete the Iditarod in 1974, passed away this week at 80. Known for her trailblazing ...

In the lesser known sport of dryland dog racing, two Michigan mushers are set to compete at the world championships in Wisconsin this fall.