Where can you watch UP 200? Dog sled race returning to Marquette

Mushers and their sled canines do get going this weekend in Michigan’s Higher Peninsula for a 200-mile race via snow and ice.

The UP 200 canine sled race begins Friday night, February 13, in downtown Marquette, adopted by the smaller Midnight Run later that night, which additionally begins in downtown Marquette. The Jack Pine 30, the group’s third race, will happen on Sunday morning, February 15, in Gwinn, about 21 miles south of town.

“Sled canine racing itself normally includes all family members. Touring with a sled canine is not a necessity; it has turn out to be a passion and a sport. Immediately’s mushers don’t take part on this exercise for cash or fame, as there may be little or no of both in sled canine racing. If you have a look at this sport, it at all times comes again to 1 factor: it is in regards to the canines,” says the UP 200 web site.

Followers can follow the races In line with the organizers, from 10 designated viewing spots alongside the routes.

The 2026 races ought to provide loads of snow alongside the paths to Grand Marais, after two straight years of weather-related cancellations in 2023 and 2024.

Here is what it’s essential know in regards to the UP200 canine sled race.

How are you going to watch the canine sled races?

The sled canine groups will begin from downtown Marquette, the place followers can line the snow-covered Washington Avenue to observe the beginning, which ends up in the historic ore dock after which south alongside the Lake Superior shoreline. There might be 10 designated viewing areas alongside the route from February 13 to fifteen alongside the UP 200 and Midnight Run routes. The Jack Pine 30 canine sled race takes place round Gwinn.

Go to the UP 200 website to view the complete record and map of viewing areas.

Washington Avenue will near visitors at 5 a.m. Friday for race preparation and reopen at 4 a.m. Saturday.

When is the UP200?

The UP 200 canine sled race begins Feb. 13 in downtown Marquette at Washington and 4th streets.

The opening ceremony is at 6:30 PM (spectators should depart the course at 6:00 PM) and the race begins at 7:00 PM with groups leaving each 2 minutes. Spectators can see the canine groups alongside Washington Avenue on Friday from 3 to six p.m. Pets aren’t allowed.

UP200 groups will arrive in Grand Marais from mid-morning to afternoon on February 14 for the halfway checkpoint and the Grand Marais Winter Pageant. Pageant actions happen close to or across the Grand Marais Group Middle.

Racers will end Feb. 15 on the Ojibwa On line casino southeast of Marquette alongside M-28, starting within the morning.

What’s UP200?

UP 200 is a sled race with twelve canines over a distance of 360 kilometers. The race is a qualifying occasion for the Iditarod sled canine race, which takes place yearly in Alaska.

What number of opponents will there be?

There are 17 mushers, or racers, registered to participate within the UP 200, two of which have withdrawn. Rivals come from throughout Michigan, a number of different states and Canada, in keeping with the UP 200 web site.

The place is the UP200?

The UP 200 canine sled race begins in Michigan’s Higher Peninsula, the route runs from Marquette, southeast round Munising and Pictured Rocks Nationwide Lakeshore, to Grand Marais and again to Marquette, ending on the Ojibwa on line casino on M-28 southeast of town.

What are the UP 200 costs?

The UP 200 race affords money prizes for the highest 15 locations, starting from $600 to $8,700.

When is the Midnight Run?

The Midnight Run begins half-hour after the final participant begins the UP 200, however not earlier than 8:30 PM on February 13.

What’s the Midnight Run?

The Midnight Run is one eight-dog race which covers 82 miles.

The place is the Midnight Run going?

The Midnight Run course goes from downtown Marquette to Chatham after which again to Marquette, ending on the Ojibwa On line casino.

What are the Midnight Run costs?

The Midnight Run has money prizes for the highest 15 locations, starting from $200 to $3,200.

When is the Jack Pine 30?

The Jack Pine 30 begins on February 14 at 10am. The awards ceremony is scheduled for two:30 p.m

What’s the Jack Pine 30?

The Jack Pine 30 is a 26 mile race with six canines.

The place is the Jack Pine 30?

The Jack Pine 30 begins and ends at First Baptist Church in Gwinn.

What are the Jack Pine 30 costs?

Jack Pine 30 money prizes for the highest 10 locations vary from $75 to $350.

Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.