Since 1995, Silver Creek Sled Dogs has had a team participate in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. this year, the kennel will have two with Ero and Colleen Wallin. This will mark Ero's first time running the marathon, but will mark Colleen's 16th.
Ero Wallin has grown up around mushing his entire life. When baseball season was cancelled last spring, the William Kelly high school senior turned his focus toward prepping his racing team for this winter. On Sunday, Wallin plans to take on the 300-mile, three day John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon for his very first time.
Many generations after John Beargrease delivered mail by dog sled along the North Shore, his legacy mushes on -- in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon and in the people still telling his story.
Liza Dietzen knew crossing the finish line of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon would be sweet. But she didn't know her boyfriend Derek had a plan to make it even more memorable.
As the top mushers begin the second half of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, keeping their energy up is important. Mushers shared what was on the menu for them on Day 2 of the race.
Erin Schouweiler is the winner of the Beargrease 120 race. The top three finishers were an all-female sweep with Rita Wehseler coming in 2nd and Steph Love coming in 3rd.
Reigning champion Blake Freking and 2019 runner up Jen Freking spoke with WDIO at the checkpoint in Two Harbors Sunday night. Both said they felt good going into the 2020 marathon. But both expect their teams to run slower in the warmer weather.
The 36th John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is underway. Surrounded by a large crowd of spectators, 14 teams hit the trail in the full marathon this morning.
Martha Schouweiler is well known among the Beargrease community having won four consecutive Beargrease mid-distance races from 2015-2018. However this year, Otter Run Kennel will be represented by her daughter-in-law Erin Schouweiler.
The straw for dogs to rest on during the 2020 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been stolen. The race said it is one of the most expensive parts of the race, and they estimate it will cost them about $2,000 to replace.
A movie called "The Great Alaskan Race" is raising funds for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. They hosted a private movie showing on Thursday at the West Theater in Duluth.
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will be one of four races included in the inaugural year of a new Arctic World Series. The Beargrease will be the first race, followed by one in Norway, then Russia, then the Iditarod.
Some big names are registered for the 2020 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, including the youngest ever musher to win the Iditarod, Dallas Seavey. Seavey will be joined by fellow Alaskan Ryan Redington, as well as the 2019 champion Blake Freking and runner-up Jennifer Freking.
For those that have enjoyed snowmobiling in Hayward, the Sno Trails Club can be thanked for the smooth ride. For 51 years they've been grooming trails around local businesses and this year their hard work landed them in the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame.
Life is an open road and last weekend that road expanded onto Lake Superior. The ice turned into a race course as drivers sped off in the first event of this winter's ice racing season.
Monday a group of students from Marquette Catholic School in Virginia went ice fishing. They weren't skipping class rather they were learning winter survival skills and how to fish on a budget.
Nine months out the year Duluthian Emily Ford is busy working as the head gardener for the Glensheen Mansion, then she has winter's off. This season she decided to challenge herself to spend it all outside, and complete a feat only one man has done before.
Beech leaf disease has been added to Michigan’s invasive species watch list and state officials are asking residents to be on the lookout for trees infested with the damaging disease.