As winter winds sweep the Keweenaw Peninsula, mushers and their sled dogs are preparing for the 4th annual CopperDog 150 sled dog race, March 1-3, 2013. Registration for the 2013 race opened at 8 a.m. on September 17, and by 11:30 all race slots were taken, with nine teams on the waiting list. That the CopperDog 150 slots filled so rapidly in only its 4th year of operation is a testament to the race’s growing popularity with mushing enthusiasts.As musher Ian MacKenzie of Ontario states, “I’ve been doing this for 30 years and this is the best-supported race I’ve ever been to, and that includes the Iditarod.”Read more here: http://abc10up.com/preps-underway-for-4th-annual-copperdog-150/
