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 ...

Ford moved to Duluth after graduation and bought her first ... with events like the Kobuk 440 and Copper Basin 300. “Anything ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emily Ford with part of her sled dog team used in races in Alaska in the winter of 2023-24.

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A Northland musher will begin her first Iditarod race Monday afternoon. Emily Ford, who is from Duluth, and her partner manage a kennel of more than 30 dogs ...