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Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Ben Lewer
Nick Turman, of Two Harbors, had originally been announced as the second-place finisher for the event.
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Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Natalie Grant
4 of the 17 teams made it to the Grand Portage finish line, battling the frigid temps along the way.
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Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Natalie Grant
Keith Aili of Ray, Minnesota, and Ryan Anderson of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, were both fighting for first place.
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Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Briggs LeSavage
Wildfire was seriously hurt when a snowmobile hit his team on a training run last year.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:53 PM CST
|By Natalie Grant
In the early morning hours on Monday, mushing teams tucked themselves into the wooded rows at the Sawbill checkpoint to recover and refuel after the fast trails brought by the front half of the race.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:43 AM CST
|By Briggs LeSavage
Joanna Oberg earned her first ever Beargrease 120 title.
Beargrease 120 defending champ aiming for ‘fun’ 2023 race after physically, emotionally tough season
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 11:07 PM CST
|By Briggs LeSavage
Rita Wehseler expects it to be a fast race,
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Cara Kopp
Ashley Thaemert takes the win in the 2023, Beargrease 40
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 5:57 PM CST
|By Natalie Grant
While the energy was high, the temperatures were low, but for a team of sled dogs, it was paradise.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 2:10 PM CST
|By Natalie Grant
If you can’t make it in person but would still like to follow along with the race, there are online options for keeping up on results.
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Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 4:05 PM CST
|By Cara Kopp
Before some of the most elite sled dogs take off for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Sunday morning, they spent the day getting checkups before the race.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 11:08 AM CST
|By Mitchell Zimmermann
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is just days away, but one important event has to happen first: vet checks.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Briggs LeSavage
Talia, 22, and Morgan, 16, have each been mushing since they could walk.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:09 AM CST
|By Hayley Raatsi
They warn riders if they come up behind a sled dog team, make sure to slow down and wait for a signal from the musher to pass.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 8:02 AM CST
|By Natalie Grant
The race is starting again at Billy’s Bar in Rice Lake, which recently got new owners.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 7:34 PM CST
|By Natalie Grant
The Redington's all-star sled dog ‘Wildfire’ was struck by a snowmobile while out for a training run with his team last winter, breaking his leg in several places.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:35 PM CST
|By Ben Lewer
The John Beargrease Dog Sled Marathon is hosting a contest to find the cutest puppy.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:57 AM CST
|By Natalie Grant
This year the kennel will have two teams in the full marathon, but Ryan Redington himself will not be one of them.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 6:55 PM CST
|By Cara Kopp
Just about a week before the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, young mushers took to the trails to get into the marathon mindset.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 4:28 PM CST
|By Natalie Grant
The 2023 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is just over a week away and volunteers are hard at work making sure the trails are ready for race day.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 2:22 PM CST
|By Matt McConico
The 39th Running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon begins at 10 am at Billy’s Bar in Duluth, MN on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:13 PM CST
|By Cara Kopp
Children are nothing but smiles as they learned about the northland, alongside furry friends.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 7:45 PM CST
|By Kendall Jarboe
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon kicks off at the end of the month.