Even snow-women think pink during the Mush for a Cure event!
If you thought the Beargrease Marathon was fun to watch, then you will love the Mush for a Cure Sled Dog Fundraiser on the Gunflint Trail. Mushers and their dog teams cloaked in pink begin the event at a mass start on Gunflint Lake on Saturday, March 13.
It’s a sourdough start, where mushers wait for the sound of the shotgun signal while tucked inside of their sleeping bags. They hop out of their bags, struggle to get their boots on, hook up their dogs and begin the fun run to Trail Center on Poplar Lake. The best thing about Mush for a Cure is everyone is a winner. Last year’s participants and spectators raised over $25,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Spectators are treated to an up close and personal look at the sport of dog mushing during the Mush for a Cure. While competitors at the Beargrease are tense and protective of their dog teams, participants in the Mush for a Cure are relaxed and ready for fun. It’s a winter carnivallike atmosphere at both the start and finish line, making it a fun-filled daylong event for people of all ages. Everyone gets involved for the cause by wearing pink in hopes of winning the best pink costume competition.
The public is welcome at all of the Mush for a Cure festivities. The Pink Pasta Party on Friday night will include Hair Cuts for a Cure and live music at Trail Center. There will be games galore on Poplar Lake Saturday while mushers and skijorers make their way to the finish line. The fun doesn’t stop at sundown—it just moves into Trail Center for another evening of live music and dancing.
For more information, contact Sue Prom at (218) 388-2224.
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