Summary

MUSHERS AND THEIR DOGS LEFT DULUTH'S CANAL PARK SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE 17TH RUNNING OF THE JOHN BEARGREASE SLED DOG MARATHON. HUNDREDS OF SPECTATORS BRAVED BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO CHEER THEM ON. NINETEEN TEAMS ARE INVOLVED IN THE 330-MILE RACE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR TO GRAND PORTAGE. THE RACE IS NAMED AFTER A LEGENDARY MEMBER OF THE GRAND PORTAGE BAND OF CHIPPEWA WHO DELIVERED MAIL BY DOG SLED ALONG THE NORTH SHORE IN THE LATE 1800'S.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 150980
Story Slug beargrease dogsled race
Location DULUTH, MN
Format VONAT
Date 1/10/1999
Archive Time 36:23
TRT 4:57
Supers BEARGREASE DOG SLEDDING RACE MARK BLACK, DULUTH MUSHER DAN BERGERSON, GRAND RAPIDS MUSHER NATHAN SCHROEDER, WARBA MUSHER WARD WALLIN, TWO HARBORS MUSHER
Video Description SLED DOGS; MAN PETS DOG; SOT DOG SLEDDERS; RACE VIDEO;
Description MUSHERS AND THEIR DOGS LEFT DULUTH'S CANAL PARK SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE 17TH RUNNING OF THE JOHN BEARGREASE SLED DOG MARATHON. HUNDREDS OF SPECTATORS BRAVED BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO CHEER THEM ON. NINETEEN TEAMS ARE INVOLVED IN THE 330-MILE RACE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR TO GRAND PORTAGE. THE RACE IS NAMED AFTER A LEGENDARY MEMBER OF THE GRAND PORTAGE BAND OF CHIPPEWA WHO DELIVERED MAIL BY DOG SLED ALONG THE NORTH SHORE IN THE LATE 1800'S.
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Keywords

DOG SLED
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