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Book Across the Bay
Ashland, WI · Sports
- When
- February 13, 2027
- Where
- Ashland waterfront, finish (starts Washburn) · Ashland · WI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A nighttime 10K ski and snowshoe race across frozen Chequamegon Bay, lit by roughly a thousand ice luminaries between Washburn and Ashland. Organized by a local nonprofit since the late 1990s, it is one of the signature winter events on Lake Superior's south shore. Weather permitting, skaters take part alongside skiers and snowshoers.
The history within reach
- Book Across the Baysame spot
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