BEARGREASE
Chisholm musher’s dogs keep their lead 
In the 2011 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, Nathan Schroeder left the race’s last checkpoint with a healthy lead only to have his team falter and finish second.
By Steve Kuchera , March 14, 2013
Nathan Schroeder wins Beargrease sled-dog race
UPDATE: The Chisholm man, who won the 2010 race, crossed the finish line at Billy’s along Jean Duluth Road this morning with 10 dogs in harness to win the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.
By Steve Kuchera , March 13, 2013
Beargrease racers having good run
On Tuesday, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon racers weren’t making predictions about who would be first across the finish line today.
By Steve Kuchera , March 13, 2013
The race is tight heading into Beargrease sled dog finish
On Tuesday, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon racers weren’t making predictions about who would be first across the finish line Wednesday morning.
By Steve Kuchera , March 12, 2013
Beargrease marathoners report slow going on wet snow
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon mushers were reporting a tough trail and slow going Monday.
By Steve Kuchera , March 12, 2013
Montana teen 'awesome' in Beargrease mid-distance win
Earlier this winter, Jenny Greger had to decide whether she was going to run the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon or the associated mid-distance race.
By Steve Kuchera , March 12, 2013
Beargrease mushers report warm, slow conditions
After the cancellation of last year’s race and the postponement of this year’s race, no one was complaining, even if it was a bit warm for the dogs.
By Steve Kuchera , March 11, 2013
17-year-old Montana girl wins Beargrease mid-distance race
Jenny Greger won the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon mid-distance race this morning.
By Steve Kuchera , March 11, 2013
Beargrease trail filled with stories of resiliency
Less than a month after a near-death experience while competing in another race, Hovland musher Frank Moe hit the trail anew Sunday afternoon, beginning the 375-mile-long John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon from its starting line just north of Duluth.
By Peter Passi , March 11, 2013
Beargrease preview: Wisconsin native goes from model to musher
Wisconsin native and Alaska resident Zoya DeNure has perhaps the most diverse resume of any of the racers starting Sunday’s 29th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.
By Steve Kuchera , March 07, 2013
Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon postponed until March
The race has been postponed until March 10. It had been scheduled to start Jan 27.
By News Tribune staff , January 15, 2013
Beargrease organizers set alternative plans
A wimpy winter is forcing organizers of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon to make contingency plans for two races scheduled to start Jan. 27.
By Steve Kuchera , January 10, 2013
Our view: Extreme, odd news fitting for odd winter
In the grip of a winter that has been anything but ordinary a pair of extraordinary announcements was made Monday. One was worth cheering; the other had to be booed. But both were rarities of historic note for the Northland.
January 17, 2012
Beargrease is a no-go this year
For only the second time in its history, a lack of snow has forced the cancellation of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.
By Steve Kuchera , January 17, 2012
As deadline nears, lack of snow is threatening Northland sled dog race
The warm and largely snowless winter has Beargrease race officials facing a looming deadline on the fate of this year’s race and mushers doing whatever it takes to prepare for the event.
By Steve Kuchera , January 08, 2012
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