Dollars for Doggies

2023 marks the 15th running of the WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race. Our race course starts in Ely, Minnesota runs along the Taconite Trail towards Bear Head Lake State Park before turning around and returning to Ely. The Dollars for Doggies event helps raise money for our race purse. Our goal is that every musher finishing the race receives a check.

The WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race was conceived in 2006 when a small group of avid sled dog mushers decided to bring sled dog racing back to a community that was very supportive of this great family event. After two years of planning, the first race was run on March 2, 2008. It was a huge success with 60 mushers and 420 dogs from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Canada coming to compete. The WolfTrack Classic continues to be a popular mid-distance race among mushers. The WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race ownership was transferred to the Ely Chamber of Commerce in October 2019.