Editor's note: This is one in an occasional series of stories by readers and Star Tribune staff members about their time in the outdoors. My thoughts this time of late summer still drift back to my ...

With little snow on the ground but frigid temperatures evoking the great north, dogsled teams pulling wheeled carts — rather than sleds — delighted visitors who braved the cold Saturday, Jan. 17 at ...

A dog sled demonstration will be held as a family event at The Grove in Glenview, 1421 Milwaukee Ave. It's part of "Robert's Yukon Adventure Day," 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Naturalist Robert ...

May is springtime. It seems a rather strange time to be writing about a 1,000-mile sled dog race. However, the Yukon Quest — the other long dog race that is not the Iditarod, is in the news. Albeit, ...

Leszek Naziemiec is an avid ice swimmer. But even in the midst of summer, the 48-year-old from the northwest Poland village of Kołczewo couldn’t resist a trip through the north Alaska wilderness.

YUKON RIVER, Alaska — During the COVID summer of 2020, journalist/outdoor writer Gary Tomlin self-isolated in Alaska’s wild, sparsely populated Interior wilderness. He paddled 800 miles down the Yukon ...

A surprisingly easy-to-get-to adventure lodge on the shores of a mountain-ringed lake in the wilds of the Yukon is a haven for anglers of all stripes. It's also an adventure destination for anyone ...

The warm plains of Africa are one of Tom Ferry's favorite places to hunt big game. So why would he want to experience 10-days on a trapline in the middle of a Yukon winter where temperatures on a good ...

Riding through the Yukon means committing to isolation and unpredictable conditions. Dawson City is both the destination and the reward.