February 14, 2019
Merchandise and the silent auction are on at the Holiday Inn in Marquette and will be open from 9 am to 8 pm on Friday, 9 am to 7 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday (silent auction closes at noon on Sunday). Note that merchandise is currently not available from the on-line store.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2019
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2019
Ryan Redington and Kelsey Beaber will be the first mushers to leave Marquette in their respective races on Friday evening. Ryan Redington will leave Washington Street at 7:00 pm as the first musher in the UP200. Kelsey Beaber will be the first Midnight Run musher leaving Washington Street at 8:30 pm. Opening ceremonies begin at 6:30 pm.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2019
This season is offering up great trail conditions! Last Wednesday our National Weather Service
consultant reported a 12 snow base around the Marquette area and a 40 base in Grand
Marais. The trees look and sound like glass ornaments due to an ice storm early last week. The
ice was quickly followed by a snow layer at perfect temperatures to help fuse the snow to the
surface. Another 4 to 12 inches of snow fell across the region at the end of last week.
As gorgeous as it is, that weather sequence put the trail crew on overtime. In addition to
January 23, 2019
UP200 Midnight Run Jack Pine 30
Volunteer Orientation, DogHandlerTraining, and Race Overview
Veteran mushers, UPSDA Board members, and our volunteer coordinators offer a close-up look at aspects of the upcoming sled dog races, includingvolunteer orientationanddoghandlertraining.
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2019
The Mush Bus is our chauffeured bus that will take you from Marquette to Grand Marais in comfort (and warmth!). The Mush Bus is returning for the 2019 UP200, with expert tour guide Fred Huffman aboard to narrate the fun! The bus will leave the Holiday Inn in Marquette at 11am on Saturday, February 16, 2019 and journey to Grand Marais, where the UP200 mushers will be arriving to take a layover. Mush Bus riders will find lunch and a big Multi-Raffle & Silent Auction awaiting them (raffle winners drawn at 3:00pm; auction ends at 3:30pm).
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2019
This year the UP 200 is very lucky to have Redpaw as one of our continuing Community sponsors! Redpaw is a dog food company whose goal is to, provide a high-quality premium performance dog food at an affordable price. The brand was created by a musher himself, so he know the ins and outs of what its like to have an entire team of dogs who need to keep up their endurance for a full day of work.
Read MoreDecember 09, 2018
Our thanks to Kellie Bambach of Sparklefurry Design for creating another terrific design for the 2019 races! Well have this design on our shirts and other merchandise. This years shirts will be forest green. Well have them available online soon!
December 04, 2018
Each year we try to make the races better, and the race in 2019 is no exception. Improvements in the past have included better trail grooming and marking along with additional volunteers to help at the start, road crossings, vet checks, and other aspects of the race. This year we are making a change to the trail route, which we believe will have several positive outcomes.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2018
Michigan Country Lines magazine featured the UP200 and the race weekend in a beautiful cover story! Click here to view it, and also Jessica Racines famous Trailside Chili recipe.
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