Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Kim Green finishes the second leg of the Turtle River Pursuit cross country ski race Sunday at the MECCA trails in Mercer.
By RICHARD JENKINS
MERCER, Wis. - Pursuit racing was back in the Northwoods for another year this weekend as the MECCA trails in Mercer hosted the second annual Turtle River Pursuit cross country ski race.
"(It was a) fantastic result. The community came out, the skiers loved the course and it was an overwhelming success," MECCA President Mike Shouldice said.
Pursuit racing features two days of racing - an 11-kilometer classic leg Saturday and an 11K freestyle leg Sunday - with the two times combined to determine the overall winner.
Along with the two-leg pursuit ra...
