Editing Duluth, Minnesota (section)

====John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon====
{{Main|John Beargrease Dog Sled Race}}
[[File:John Beargrease Dogsled Marathon - Two Harbors Minnesota (32708009705).jpg|thumb|2017 [[John Beargrease Dog Sled Race|John Beargrease Dogsled Marathon]]]]

The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, named for winter mail carrier [[John Beargrease]], is an annual sled dog race that runs from Duluth to [[Grand Portage]]. Beargrease and his brothers were among the first to carry mail between Two Harbors and [[Grand Marais, Minnesota|Grand Marais]], going by dogsled, boat, and horse for almost 20 years before the towns were connected by road. Competitors can choose between two distances: a {{convert|400|mi|km|adj=on|0}} round trip between Duluth and the [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area]]—or a {{convert|150|mi|km|adj=on|0}} course from Duluth to [[Tofte Township, Minnesota|Tofte]]. The race begins at Billy's Bar in northeastern Duluth.<ref>[https://www.startribune.com/john-beargrease-sled-dog-marathon-starts-with-wide-open-field/600141327/ Beargrease sled dog marathon starts with wide field of contenders] ''Star Tribune''. January 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.wdio.com/news/beargrease-sled-dog-marathon-ryan-anderson-colleen-ero-wallin/6378259/ Looking back at the Beargrease: A recap of the 38th running] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203185803/https://www.wdio.com/news/beargrease-sled-dog-marathon-ryan-anderson-colleen-ero-wallin/6378259/ |date=February 3, 2022 }} WDIO</ref><ref>[https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/ryan-anderson-wins-his-fourth-beargrease-sled-dog-marathon Ryan Anderson wins his fourth Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon] ''Duluth News Tribune''</ref><ref>[https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/02/02/the-grueling-300-mile-beargrease-sled-dog-race-is-a-family-tradition-for-colleen-wallin For Colleen Wallin, the grueling, 300-mile Beargrease sled dog race is a family affair], ''Mprnews.org''</ref> Run every January since 1980, it is regarded as a training ground for Alaska's larger and more elite [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE JOHN BEARGREASE SLED DOG MARATHON |url=https://beargrease.com/ |access-date=December 9, 2021 |website=Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon}}</ref>