Excited for Beargrease 2010?

Argos Pulls Galynn in the Otter Sled

Don’t forget to watch one of the Northland’s most amazing tributes to our cultural heritage (in my opinion, at least): The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon!

The “Meet the Mushers” event starts at noon, the race starts at 1 p.m. It is really a majestic sight. If you’ve never seen a sled dog race, I’d put it at the top of your to-do list for tomorrow!

Lake Park Soccer Complex
Jean Duluth Road & Riley Road
Duluth, MN

Today my boyfriend and I had our own sled dog adventure on the Munger Trail! Makes the winter more tolerable, that’s for sure.

9 Comments

Paul Lundgren

about 15 years ago

I'm excited for the Beargrease and have all the needed supplies ready to go.

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Purple

about 15 years ago

Go August! The one who's not my son. The female August. Or go August's husband! (again not my son's husband). I think they trade-off each year.

edgeways

about 15 years ago

Purple, they are each running teams in the 1/2 this year. Don (August's husband) won the 1/2 last year FWIW

Purple

about 15 years ago

cool! Thanks Edgeways! I guess I did not know there was a half. I'm glad that they are both in the running! What's FWIW?

akjuneau

about 15 years ago

The start is cool, but I think watching the mushers finish at Billy's is even better. It's a little more low-key. Keep tabs on the mushers' progress on the race Web site, and then head to Billy's on Wednesday about the time the first ones are due in.

It's a neat scene - the ice-coated mushers, still-excited dogs, a few dozen hearty, cheering fans, media interviews, big bonfire going....

gorplady

about 15 years ago

FWIW: For What It's Worth :)

Swan

about 15 years ago

This is one of my favorite things to do in Duluth. The bays, barks and howls of hundreds of dogs gives you goose bumps of excitement.

TimK

about 15 years ago

I love the "thud-thud-thud" of chopper/mitten applause at the starting gate.

Pear Head

about 15 years ago

While watching the teams at the start line or finish (and I do prefer the finish over the start) is nice, seeing some of the action out on the trail is by far the best way to go.  Take an afternoon off and head up to Sawbill or out to a remote road crossing near Finland...

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