CopperDog slated this weekend in the Keweenaw

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published February 24, 2026 at 8:34 AM EST

CALUMET, MI— The Keweenaw Peninsula has received over 277 inches of snow so far this season, which is great news for the running of this weekend’s CopperDog sled dog race.

Stage 1 starts Friday night in Calumet and ends in Eagle Harbor. Stage 2 begins Saturday morning in Eagle Harbor and concludes in Copper Harbor. Stage 3 starts Sunday morning in Copper Harbor and ends in Laurium. A number of other sled dog-related activities are also scheduled throughout the weekend, including weight pulls and a CopperDash for kids.

As of Monday, 21 teams from the U.S. and Canada were registered.

The opening ceremony takes place Friday at 6:30 p.m. on the 200 block of 5^th Street in Calumet. More information is at www.copperdog.org/events.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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