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The dogs are the real stars in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon and its associated races, say Cloquet musher Billie Thompson and Esko photographer Amber Nichols. Thompson and her dogs (pictured) ran the first leg of the mid-distance Beargrease 120 in below-zero temperatures Sunday. Nichols was there to capture the moments.