Keith Aili gives his team some love at the finish of the 2023 Beargease. Well done! Aili is a returning champion, having won the Beargrease in 2006 with a time of 64 hours and 40 minutes.

GRAND PORTAGE — Keith Aili’s dogs stopped a few feet short of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Finish Line — a fluorescent-orange spray-painted line in the snow. After a bit of coaxing ...

Aili, who also won the race in 2006 and has been racing it since the 1990s, said this year’s team is incredibly young. So when they saw and heard the crowd, they hesitated.

Erin Aili has earned her second John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon title. She finished the 267-mile race at about 10:10 Tuesday morning, a shortened course due to a lack of snow between Duluth and ...

GRAND PORTAGE — Erin Aili has won her second John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. The Ray, Minnesota, musher and her eight-dog team crossed the finish line Tuesday just after 10 a.m. at Grand ...