After spending nearly two weeks traversing more than 1,100 miles of the Alaska wilderness, Duluth’s Emily Ford finished her ...

EAGLE ISLAND, Alaska — Duluth resident Emily Ford was running midpack a week into her debut in the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Ford was in 13th place overall out of a field of 33 entries ...

Add a historic Iditarod across Alaska to Emily Ford’s résumé of extreme winter feats. Under bright sunshine, the rookie musher from Duluth and her team of 10 Alaskan huskies crossed the finish line of ...

Duluth's Emily Ford pauses for photos with two of her dogs after finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday in Nome, Ala. It was Ford's first attempt at running the legendary ...

At approximately 4:35 pm Central Time on Sunday, Duluthian Emily Ford completed her first Iditarod. Wearing bib #34, it took ...

Dog musher Emily Ford just hoped to finish. Yet, 582 miles and nearly seven days into the 1,000-plus-mile Iditarod across Alaska, the Duluth woman was the top rookie in the standings with her team of ...