Meet the 2022
Mushers
Erin Altemus
Grand Marais, MN
I live with my husband Matt and daughter Sylvia, age 4, and our 30 Alaskans near Grand Marais, MN. This will be my 5th Beargrease Marathon. I work as a nurse at the local hospital, write about mushing and trail run in the off-season. Raising and running sled dogs makes for an intense and crazy life style, but I’ve never enjoyed being idle, so it works out well. We hope to get our kiddo on the runners this year as well.
Thank you to our Beargrease sponsor:
KENNEL NAME?
Mush Lake Racing
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START RUNNING SLED DOGS AND HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED?
I learned to run dogs at Camp Menogyn, mostly by trial and error. Have been running dogs about 11 years.
The “goodest” dogs
Need your help
What a sled dog looks forward to most after a long day of racing is a nice bed of straw! But guess what happened at last year’s race? Someone stole all our straw right before the race start! Thankfully, great fans like you helped us out during the final hour to provide this vital supply for our amazing dogs.
These dogs simply are the best – and we want to be able to continue treating them that way! Donations from fans like you make that possible. Would you find it in your heart to help us out? No amount is too small in sled dog world!