John Beargrease Marathon

The 26th Annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Race began at 1 pm today. We stopped by to see them start. The temperatures are in the single digits with a wind chill well below zero. A perfect temperature for the dogs to run. The mushers, with up to 14 dogs, will race 380 miles for a first prize purse of $7,500.

This well mannered Siberian huskie had piercing blue eyes.

The dogs were very excited to start the race and were very noisy barking and howling.