Water Street in Excelsior transformed into the finish line for the Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby in 2020. After taking a year off due to COVID-19, the event is back on for 2021. Excelsior Brewing is home to a fundraiser Sept. 11. (SUN Sailor file PHOTO BY Sahnje mcgonigle) - Excelsior, Minnesota 
Klondike Dog Derby coming back in 2022
Get those 2022 calendars out. The Klondike Dog Derby is back.
After taking a year off due to COVID-19-related restrictions, the Klondike Dog Derby has announced plans for a Feb. 4 and 5, 2022 event in Excelsior.
The Klondike Dog Derby will feature 40 sled-dog teams who will race 40 miles along the shores of lower Lake Minnetonka, passing by past Deephaven, Wayzata and other communities before ending back in downtown Excelsior.
The event in 2020 attracted an estimated 20,000 spectators who watched 232 dogs and 29 world-renowned mushers (people who race sled dogs) compete.
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