Sunday, February 28, 2021
The CopperDog150 for 2021 is in the record books. Congratulations to J.R. Anderson for his impressive win this year. All 23 teams finished all three stages of the race.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
The CopperDog25 featured a wonderful field of 19 mushers and their six dog teams. The teams were slowed by the sugar snow on the trail, but the weather was cooperative and made for a great race. Congratulations to the winner Ben Thompson who just edged out Morgan Larson by 15 seconds.
It was a family affair with Sara and Anna Anderson (wife and daughter of JR Anderson, this years winner of the CD150), the father and son teams of Steve and Casey Goedken, and the sisters Kiana and Kelsey Beaber.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
J.R. Anderson led the CopperDog150 race after stage 2 with an 8 minute lead over second place Laura Bontrager. Joanna Oberg had an impressive stage 2 to move her into third place..
Saturday, February 27, 2021
J.R. Anderson led the teams after stage 2 with an average speed of 13.2 MPH for this stage. Joanna Oberg who came in 1 minute and 07 seconds behind JR.
The field was tightly grouped during this second phase. Experienced race leaders were surprised the field came in so close together.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
J.R. Anderson led the teams after stage 1 with an average speed of 13 MPH. Followed by Laura Bontrager who trails by 1 minute and 42 seconds.
Exclusively from U.P. North Custom Apparel ; Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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Doug Harrer (CopperDog, Inc. Chair) ; Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Announcement from the CopperDog Board of directors
The CopperDog150 board of directors during their meeting on Tuesday the 2nd approved holding the CopperDog150 and CopperDog 25 races February 26th-28th. The CopperDog this year has been scaled back to comply with directives of the State of Michigan. The race also benefited from guidance provided by the Western UP Health Department. The CopperDog150 board of directors and Race Planning committees worked with other races and sought out advice from experts in creating the CopperDog150 Covid19 Safety Plan. All of us have been impacted in so many ways by COVID. The entire CopperDog community considers themselves very fortunate to be able to put on a race this year. We are pleased that in a small way we are doing our part to encourage business in the Keweenaw, while still protecting our communities by following our COVID plan rigorously throughout the race weekend.
We are strongly advising the public to follow the race online this year and not watch the race in person. We have significantly downsized the scope of our race and the events that surround CopperDog during race weekend to protect our communities. Unfortunately, there will be no downtown Calumet events, including the usual Friday night start, for this year’s race. We will all miss the excitement and thrill of one of the premier winter events in the entire upper Midwest, the CopperDog start in Calumet. Unfortunately, we could find no safe way to conduct our usual races.
An important reason we chose to continue with the CopperDog this year has been to provide a much needed race for our loyal musher community and to provide an opportunity for new musher teams to experience the Keweenaw. We hope our efforts this year will help us to continue the CopperDog for many years to come. Much consideration was given regarding holding the race or canceling. Everyone committed to the CopperDog150 were concerned that cancelation could impact our ability to hold future races in terms of attracting mushers and having adequate funding for continued operation. Regarding funding, the entire Keweenaw business community has stepped forward with sponsorships and donations. Please be sure to visit our sponsors and share your appreciation for their commitment to CopperDog. These are challenging times for many of our loyal business sponsors.
You will be able to follow the race in real time via the CopperDog website and our Facebook Live feed accessible from the CopperDog150 Facebook page. Due to lack of internet coverage in the Keweenaw of course, the Facebook Live coverage will be limited to locations where suitable Internet or cellular telephone service is available. We strongly encourage everyone to follow the race online this year rather than try to see it in person. While we agree, this is not the way we would like all of you to enjoy the race, we need to make sure we protect our communities and our race teams.
There are volunteer positions still available at Copperdog150.com. We encourage family groups and same household groups to sign up together for the few crossing available and enjoy an opportunity to safely participate in CopperDog this year.
We are pleased to be able to run our race this year, but we are more excited to look toward next year and seeing our communities back out in force enjoying CopperDog and all the events that surround our race. Thank you to our local communities and businesses for your continued support. We are excited to bring the 2022 CopperDog back to the public and look forward to seeing all of you in 2022.
Jeff Foss, Race Director ; Saturday, January 2, 2021
Hello CopperDog Race Fans!
Due to the pandemic there are many changes that will occur this year that we want to share with you:
Friday evening start will happen in Eagle Harbor with only one race.
There will be no other events or fireworks Friday night.
CD150 Race Format: 8 dog/10 dog pool & 111.1 miles
Friday: Eagle Harbor – Copper Harbor
Saturday: Copper Harbor – Copper Harbor
Sunday: Copper Harbor – Eagle Harbor
CD25 Race Format: 6 dog & 14.4 miles
Saturday: Copper Harbor – Copper Harbor
No additional events are planned before, during or after the race.
We are encouraging race fans to follow the race online. Details will be announced in February.
Volunteers, mushers, and others in attendance must adhere to the COVID safety plan set in
place (available online),
The race trail will be mostly in the woods with minimal crossings.
There is no guarantee that the race will happen.
All changes were made with the input of the communities involved, both past and present.
Parking will be very limited and no open warm public spaces will be available in either
community.
All merchandise will be sold online.
We appreciate all of you for being a part of CopperDog through the years. Changes were made for the
health and safety of our volunteers, mushers, officials and community members. We truly hope this is a
temporary change for the race and appreciate your understanding during this unprecedented time in history.
Jeff Foss, Race Director ; Friday, December 31, 2021
December 31st, 2020
Update on CD150 and COVID-19
We are in communication with local and
state health departments regarding the
2021 CopperDog150 race. Under the current Covid-19
restrictions in place for the state of Michigan, CopperDog 150
may not be able to take place. As these restrictions change, we
are monitoring restriction changes and are moving forward in
the race planning process.
A final decision regarding the race will be made by February 3rd
to ensure all materials, lodging and expenses can be refunded if
necessary.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Thank you for supporting the CopperDog 150! We have a great line up
of sponsorship opportunities for the 2021 event. This comparison chart
serves as a quick reference to help identify what benefits are included
with each sponsorship package. For additional information please visit www.copperdog150.com. You can also contact Joni Bennett at sponsorship@copperdog150.com.
The CopperDog Official Timing Team ; Sunday, March 1, 2020
Congratulations to Martha Schouweiler for back to back CopperDog 150 wins. She was followed closely by Ryan Anderson and Jake Golton.
The CopperDog Official Timing Team ; Sunday, March 1, 2020
Congratulations to Andrea DeBoer for winning this year's CopperDog 80 race. Lynne Witte finished second, followed by Alex LaPlante who finished in third place, and Jerry Trudell in fourth place.
The CopperDog Official Timing Team ; Saturday, February 29, 2020
Ben Thompson won this year's CopperDog 25 in what was an extremely fast race. All musher's finished.