Participants in the race have 60 hours to reach the finish line near Tower on bike, ski or foot. They started in International Falls on Monday morning.
In a recent journal article about the Du Luth Stone, a Minnesota State Preservation Office archeologist wrote, "There is a greater likelihood of the inscription being authentic than not.”
The Duluth Economic Development Authority soon will be asked to approve a settlement agreement, resolving a long-running dispute over the future of the fire-damaged property.
