Off to the Races

A premier event here in Marquette is the Sled dog race! They pile tons of snow on main street and people woop and hollar and cheer these brave souls on. I hear that the Mushers love our race because the community is so supportive.
It was a cold night, but the dogs were happy and excited to run, as always. Everyone got a chance to spend time with the athletes:

Joel made friends with this pretty gal
Zach and Drew petted another one
Grace and Josh spent a lot of time making sure the littles were warm, but had a chance to pet dogs and watch them run as wellCharlie cozied up with a canine before his big event
I loved the blue eyes on this one.

These videos are for Bethany. Last year Bethany and Matt drove the two hours to Marquette and only saw the last two teams. Hey.. it's a big "Yooper" event!!

These guys are whining because they hear the race and see dogs leaving and they are all excited:

This is the dogs running and people cheering.