JOHN BEARGREASE SLED DOG MARATHON

Winner Ryan Redington arrives at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race finish line

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Ryan Redington arrives in Nome, Alaska, to win Iditarod sled dog race

Redington is also a two-time winner (2020, 2018) of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon held in Duluth.

mushers cross finish line with dog teams

Minnesota

Aili wins Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

The nearly 300-mile race ended Tuesday in Grand Portage.

January 31, 2023 08:49 PM

Northland Outdoors

All you need to know about this weekend's Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon in Duluth

The marathon starts Sunday, Jan. 29. Fifty-eight mushers are registered in the four race categories: the marathon, the 120, the Junior 120 and the 40.

January 25, 2023 02:19 PM

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Northland Outdoors

Sled dog training begins as temperature drops in northern Minnesota

With no snow on the ground, Blake and Jennifer Freking's Siberian huskies pull an ATV instead of a sled.

October 29, 2022 10:28 AM

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Woman and man playing with two 9-week-old puppies.

Northland Outdoors

Photos and video: Keeping sled dogs happy, healthy in summer

Blake and Jennifer Freking currently have 62 Siberian huskies, including 12 new puppies.

July 26, 2022 09:00 AM

By Wyatt Buckner

Local

Mushers, dogs — and spectators — return for John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

The 300-mile race will begin in Duluth on Sunday and end in Grand Portage on Tuesday.

January 28, 2022 10:42 AM

By Jimmy Lovrien

Northland Outdoors

Erin Letzring wins Beargrease in near photo-finish

Alaska musher beat her ex-husband by just 7 seconds to become the first woman to win the marathon since 1998.

February 03, 2021 01:31 PM

By John Myers

Northland Outdoors

Beargrease sled dog race starts with fewer spectators, same levels of excitement

A higher-than-usual number of racers are from outside Minnesota this year, including one from Jamaica.

January 31, 2021 04:02 PM

By Teri Cadeau

Northland Outdoors

Minnesotans talk cold toes, dead car batteries and four-legged affection behind Beargrease

Beargrease volunteers help keep the race alive, said Carmen Schempp, board president.

January 29, 2021 12:00 PM

Northland Outdoors

High school senior's lifelong passion leads into the John Beargrease Marathon

Ero Wallin grew to love dog sledding in a natural way, says his mother, Colleen, who will be racing in the Beargrease field right along with him.

January 23, 2021 08:00 AM

Northland Outdoors

DNR conservation officer patrols Boundary Waters on dog sled

Mary Manning may be the only warden in the continental U.S. who patrols by dog sled.

January 22, 2021 06:00 PM

By John Myers

Northland Outdoors

Despite low snow trail conditions, Beargrease board votes to go

Lack of snow, warm weather have left trails in less than optimal condition.

January 20, 2021 01:25 PM

By John Myers

Sports

Tradition leads start of Beargrease Marathon

The sled dog sled race's Duluth staging area drew hundreds of people to see the competitors off.

January 26, 2020 04:44 PM

By Kelly Busche / Forum News Service