Neil Eklund via AP. Eklund and his son run dog sled tour company Skookum Expeditions, and the elder participated in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1981 and 1983, ...

Musher Neil Eklund and his son were on their way home when they came across the hapless sightseers and called their nine dogs into action to pull the vehicle free, ...

Eklund’s father, Neil Eklund, is a two-time Iditarod finisher. It’s long been his dream to run it himself, he said. That might be possible in two years if he finishes qualifying races before ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Nine Alaska sled dogs mushing near a scenic river helped tourists with an SUV that was stuck in the snow, managing to pull it free last weekend. Musher Neil Eklund and ...