Rhinelander's Northwoods Nordic Club was awarded a $1,000 grant this week by the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation based in Hayward.
The Foundation runs one of the largest silent sports events in the U.S., the American Birkebeiner ski race, each February.
Foundation Executive Director Ben Popp sat down with Ken Krall to talk about the donation to the local Nordic Club and the long history of great cross country skiing in the Northwoods...
The race is set for February 23-26 in Hayward.
