MARQUETTE, MI-- One of next weekend’s sled dog races is changing its starting location and time.
The Midnight Run is an eight-dog, 90-mile race that will launch from downtown Marquette 30 minutes after the last UP 200 team has left the chute. Racers will run 51 miles to Chatham, where there’s a mandatory layover.
The later start time will prevent Midnight Run teams from running into UP 200 mushers, and it will also bring the finishers into Munising between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Many more volunteers are needed because of the race change. Officials say people are wanted for every job. To volunteer, call 906-942-7850.
