UP200 Sled Dog Race Kicks Off in Downtown Marquette, Michigan After 2-Year Hiatus

Scenes from the UP200 sled dog race in Marquette, Michigan on Friday evening, an Iditarod qualifier back following a two-year hiatus due to poor conditions for holding the race in 2023 and 2024

Spectators lined Washington Street in downtown Marquette in temperatures well below freezing to watch the start of the race

Mushers race with 12-dog teams, and this year’s UP200 had 17 teams take the trail. The race is 228 miles, going from Marquette to Grand Marais and back