July 30, 2018
The next board meeting will be Wednesday, August 8th at 6:00 pm in the small conference room atAmpersandCoworking. The address is132 W Washington St. in Marquette.
Read MoreJune 25, 2018
The board has decided to take a break this summer and will not hold the monthly meeting until August.The meeting will again be at the Ampersand Coworking at 6pm on August 8th., and all meetings are open to the public.
Read MoreJune 10, 2018
Gary Sjolund, Monica Regis and Paul Racine were elected at the May meeting to replace retiring Board members Diane Mankee, Carol Steinhaus and Megan Barrett. Re-elected to the Presidency was Darlene Walch. The Secretary-Treasurer position, which had been held by Pam Forsberg, will now be split into two positions.Pam will continue as Secretary with Gary Sjolund assuming the Treasurer position. This decision was due to the increased workload and growth of the organization. We need to appoint one more Board member due to Jennifer Beckmans resignation.
Read MoreApril 04, 2018
Deanna DeValve, a senior at Marquette High School, volunteered to photograph the Midnight
Run finish and awards banquet. Deanna and her mom met UPSDA President Darlene Walch at
the UPSDA presentation about sled dog racing held at Peter White Public Library. Deanna
asked permission to take photographs of the presentation because she was working on a music
video. It was that chance meeting which led Deanna, her Dad and older sister to become
volunteers at the UPSDA sled dog races.
March 04, 2018
The Grand Marais checkpoint is a community effort and over 120 volunteers pitched in to make things happen, including several willing folks who volunteered at the last minute. Rather than try to list all the names of our volunteers, wed like to instead thank all the groups of people who worked so hard to make this race happen here.
The Grand Marais Womens Club they provided breakfast and lunch for everyone. Their soup and sandwich lunches are famous! And a big thank you to all the folks who donated their favorite homemade soup.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2018
The UP200 Race HQ is currently projecting the first musher in the UP200 will finish at approximate 11:00 am at the Lower Harbor in Marquette. This projection is made based on the speed of the lead musher on the trail between Wetmore and Marquette and the trail conditions. Updates to the projected time for the first musher in will be made as the mushers get closer to Marquette.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2018
Keith Aili won the UP200 dog sled race at Mattson Park in Marquette finishing at 11:04 am. Denis Tremblay finished second at 11:11 am and Martin Massicotte finished third at 11:18 am. The rest of the mushers will be finishing at Mattson Park throughout the afternoon.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2018
All mushers have completed the Jack Pine 30 race and that race is complete. Standings are not currently available however they will be posted under the standing menu when they are available.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2018
Joanna Oberg of Ignace, Ontario has won the 2018 Midnight Run! Joanna finished at 11:20 pm at the Lower Habor in Marquette. Second place was Frank Moe of Grand Marais, Minnesota at 11:33 pm and Larry Fortier of Gaylord, Michigan finished in third place at 11:40 pm. Congratulations Joanna, Frank, and Larry!!
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2018
At the Awards Banquet for the Midnight Run that was held today (Sat, Feb 17) in Marquette. As well as handing out award for mushers finishing in places 1-15, the following awards were given out:
Tom Porn Award: Kelsey Beaber
Cooley Award: Joanna Oberg
Red Lantern: Steve Madsen
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