The North 1033's coverage of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been called the best in the Northland, hands down.
Tune in for this year's coverage at 103.3FM, featuring trail reports from veteran musher John Stetson at 8am and 2pm, plus updates at 11am.
Beargrease content from our TV partner PBS North
Our 2023 coverage is sponsored by Camp Chow.
Beargrease coverage on The North 1033 was made possible by Ampers and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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The first woman since Jamie Nelson in 1998 is the 2021 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon champion .. and what a ride it was.The ups, the downs, the drama,… -
Nail-biter to the end: Erin Letzring wins the 37th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon!Veteran handler but first time musher Erin Letzring sprinted across the finish line for her first Beargrease Marathon win, followed literally three… -
Mushers are leaving the Skypoint checkpoint this morning heading to Mineral Center.Then it's a four-hour mandatory layover, a 30-mile loop, and it's back… -
Warm temperatures, "punchy" snow ... trail conditions for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon were less than idea coming out of the chute at Billy's…
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It's one thing to say the mushing community is like a family, but there are six mushers in the race this year for whom the Beargrease is, indeed, a family… -
With a few fresh inches of snow on the ground, the 37th annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has begun. The full-distance marathon this year has 17… -
In years past, folks at the start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon had to shout to be heard above the baying of the sled dogs.That is, until the… -
At the beginning of March 2020, the organizers of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon were pretty much sitting on top of the world.Their first race as… -
John Stetson likes the Mineral Center checkpoint. The quiet turn-off in the woods, at the end of an 11 mile road and watched over by an old log cabin just… -
4:36 PM UPDATE: Ryan Redington crosses the finish line at 4:36:15 pm to win his second John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. He previously won in 2018. Keith…
