Volunteer Appreciation Event! March 26th

Krissy Kovachich Tepsa, Volunteer Coordinator ; Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Volunteers, Sponsors, Mushers & Fans...

Please join us for our 2022 Community Appreciation Night!

Saturday, March 26th, 6 - 9PM @ Calumet Elks Lodge, 25701 Wedge Street

You are AWESOME - Please join us to celebrate your great work for CopperDog!

There will be lots of food and beverages sponsored by Aspirus Health

Music by Bob Hiltunen!

Win door prizes - apparel and gift cards. We will also be selling CopperDog 150 merchandise and souvenirs.

Please come have fun socializing with your favorite Copperdog150 friends and family!

2022 CopperDog Event Schedule

Doug Harrer, CopperDog Chair and Kelly Probst, Board Sec and Asst. Race Director

Click to view or download the 2022 CopperDogEvent Schedule

Note that event schedule is subject to change for a variety of reasons. Please check this page for updates. Schedule updates will be announced via Facebook and Twitter.  If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to info@copperdog150.com.

Nashville Song Writers perform at Calumet Theatre during the CopperDog Weekend

CopperDog Board and the Board of Calumet Theatre ; Thursday, February 17, 2022

Nashville songwriters to perform at the Calumet Theatre

7:30pm Saturday March 5th

The Calumet Theatre is proud to support the CopperDog by bringing an outstanding line up of Nashville Singer Song Writers to the Theatre Saturday March 5th at 7:00PM. Contact the Calumet Theatre for tickets or information. The entire CopperDog community is thankful that we are able to once again be working closely with the Theatre to provide an incredible CopperDog weekend.

The Calumet Theatre has made a donation of 40 tickets for volunteers to the concert. Reward yourself for volunteering the CopperDog by coming to the box office of the theatre. Simply show your name on your task in the volunteer system. Limited to the first 40 volunteers

Here is the background story from the Daily Mining Gazette.

Super Sled Dog Saturday January 22nd Kid's Sled Ride & Spaghetti Dinner

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Super Sled Dog Saturday! January 22nd

Free Kid's Sled Rides Noon to 2pm Agassiz Park

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser 1pm to 5pm Elk's Lodge

The Free Kid's Sled Rides will be held again this year in Agassiz Park in Calumet from noon to 2pm. The rides are free. Children of all ages can enjoy being close to the mushers, their sled dogs, and rigs.

The annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser will be held from 1pm to 5pm at the Elk's in Calumet. $10.00 per person. Dine-in or Take-out is available. Music provided by Bob Hiltunen. Please join us for a great meal to support the CopperDog's return to Calumet. This year's race will be held March 4th through the 6th.

2022 All Volunteer Hands-On Training

by Krissy Kovachich

WHO:       All Volunteers, Please Join Us!

WHAT:      Learn about working with mushers and sled-dogs

WHERE:   Calumet High School

WHEN:     Saturday, February 26, 11:00am - 1:00pm

WHY:        Having some fun and learn something!

Safety is one our biggest concerns race weekend and well-prepared volunteer base is one of our most important resources. Event planners put a lot of time and energy into planning a safe event, but ultimately its the volunteers in the field that hold the line keeping everyone safe.

To help ensure CopperDog volunteers are ready, the race organization provides an annual All Volunteer training session a week before the race at the CLK Schools in Calumet. The training session is interesting and fun with about 45 minutes of indoor training, covering numerous scenarios that may be encountered on the trail, and 45 minutes of training outdoors working with a musher and dog team.

We strongly encourage all volunteers and anyone from the general public who wants to learn the ins and outs of a musher's sled and the dog team that pulls it; wants to learn the do's and don'ts of working with sled-dogs; wants to learn about race safety and communication procedures; and wants to work hands-on with a couple of dog teams to gain experience to attend this volunteer training session.

Office CopperDog150 merchandise will be available for sale during the training