Nathan Schroeder, an Iron Range musher from Chisholm, Minnesota, won the 2014 Beargrease Sled Dog race today, crossing the finish line early this afternoon in Duluth. This is the second straight year Schroeder has won the Beargrease Sled Dog race, which is a qualifier for the most famous sled dog race in America, the Iditarod in Alaska.
Mushers dealt with punishing cold and high winds on the long ride up the shore and back.
Nathan Schroeder, number 7, wins the 2014 Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon first. Photo from @maarjaanderson pic.twitter.com/XNalx70rCr
— Eyewitness News (@wdiowirt) January 29, 2014
#Beargrease champ Nathan Schroeder autographs front page of today’s DNT for fan at finish line pic.twitter.com/5Y4SKLWvLE
— Duluth News Tribune (@duluthnews) January 29, 2014