Minnesota’s annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will not be held this year, per CBS News Minnesota. The organizers made this decision on Tuesday, Jan. 2, as a result of an unusually mild winter ...

You might see the great-great-granddaughter of John Beargrease collecting banners at Billy’s or at the big finish in Grand Portage. Marcia Eiynck, a descendant of John Beargrease, laughs as she ...

DULUTH — For the third time in its history, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been canceled. Amid nearly snowless conditions in northern Minnesota, organizers canceled the 2024 edition, slated ...

FINLAND — A Grand Marais woman handily won the John Beargrease half-marathon, a 107.5-mile sled dog race through Northeastern Minnesota snow and woods. Joanna Oberg was the first to cross the finish ...

DULUTH — Ryan Anderson spent the few seconds before his staggered start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon checking in with his dogs — a team that includes seven Alaskan huskies who helped him ...

the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will return this weekend for its 40th running. Organizers announced in a press release Wednesday the starting line has been moved from Billy's in Duluth to a ...

DULUTH, Minn. — The unseasonably warm temperatures continue to wreak havoc on winter festivities, now forcing organizers to postpone one of the nation's largest sled dog race. The John Beargrease Sled ...

Friday, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is hosting a big fundraiser at The Depot to bring the mushing community together after 2024’s cancelation. The event starts at 5:30pm and goes until about ...

DULUTH — Musher Erin Altemus was on to the backup plan even before John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon officials announced that the annual race would be cancelled this year. She and her husband, Matthew ...

GRAND PORTAGE — Keith Aili’s dogs stopped a few feet short of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Finish Line — a fluorescent-orange spray-painted line in the snow. After a bit of coaxing, the eight ...

A sled dog team rests on hay and under blankets as a steady snow covers them at Trail Center in Jan. 2015 during the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon that year. INTERVIEWER: There are some tired pups ...

The 39th John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon starts Sunday, and weather has already presented some challenges for mushers. “We had that wet, heavy snow to start with and then, you know, the speeds ...