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Grab your dog and go skijoring in the Twin Cities

In the annual skijoring races, dogs pull skiers across frozen terrain.

January 31, 2018 at 7:51PM
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As part of the City of Lakes Loppet, dozens of skiers -- and their dogs -- took part in the skijoring races on Bde Maka Ska (the renamed Lake Calhoun) in Minneapolis.

Dogs, ranging from terriers to huskies,competed in 3K, 5K and 10K races, pulling their humans via special leashes and harnesses. We took a wild ride with one racing dog.

If you want to check out skijoring, there will be more races Sunday, Feb. 4. For details, see loppet.org.

The winner of one of the skijoring races at the City of Lakes Loppet.
The winner of one of the skijoring races at the City of Lakes Loppet. (Tom Horgen/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Richard Chin is a feature reporter with the Minnesota Star Tribune in Minneapolis. He has been a longtime Twin Cities-based journalist who has covered crime, courts, transportation, outdoor recreation and human interest stories.

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