The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon was founded in 1980. It honors the legacy of John Beargrease, an Anishinaabe man who delivered mail by dog sled along Lake Superior’s rugged coastline in ...
The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod and was founded in 1980 in honor of John Beargrease, an Anishinaabe man who delivered mail along Lake Superior via dog sled in 1800s.
The backstory: The sled dog marathon is a qualifying race for the Iditarod race in Alaska. The race was founded in 1980 in honor of John Beargrease, an Anishinaabe man who delivered mail by dog ...