Grit&Gratitude2025
- Date Sun 17th August 2025
- Time 8:00AM CDT
- Location Two Harbors, Minnesota
- Price Free - $54.00
- Races 5 races
- Distances Ultra
Event summary
Get ready for an unforgettable day of fun, community, and philanthropy at Grit & Gratitude 2025, taking place on Sunday, August 17, 2025, in the beautiful Two Harbors, Lake. This exciting bike extravaganza invites riders of all experience levels to join the fight against pediatric cancer while enjoying the stunning scenery along the North Shore. Participants can choose between a paved 23-mile route or a cue card self-navigated 50-mile gravel adventure, both designed to be completed by 2:00 PM. Registrations start as low as $35 for the 23-mile ride and $50 for the gravel option, with a chance to raise funds for vital research and support services for affected families.
The day's festivities include a silent auction running from 9 AM to 2:30 PM, where generous local sponsors provide fantastic goods and experiences to bid on. With an impressive track record of raising between $20,000 and $22,000 in previous years, Grit & Gratitude is a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying camaraderie and community spirit. Whether you choose to ride, volunteer, or donate, your participation helps provide crucial funding to organizations like Cincinnati Children's Hepatoblastoma Research
The day's festivities include a silent auction running from 9 AM to 2:30 PM, where generous local sponsors provide fantastic goods and experiences to bid on. With an impressive track record of raising between $20,000 and $22,000 in previous years, Grit & Gratitude is a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying camaraderie and community spirit. Whether you choose to ride, volunteer, or donate, your participation helps provide crucial funding to organizations like Cincinnati Children's Hepatoblastoma Research
Organiser's Description
A bike extravaganza to raise money for pediatric cancer!
Come and join us Sunday August 17th at SpokeNGear in Two Harbors
The tutus will converge on Two Harbors again to raise money for Hepatoblastoma Research and to help support children fighting cancer! There will be a paved 23 mile route along the road shoulder for tutu clad riders to make their way to Knife River and back along the scenic highway, and there will be a cue card self nagivated 50 mile gravel route where you are likely to get a little mud on your tulle!
Both ride distances are not timed. Please choose a route you can comfortably complete by 2:00pm to come score big at the silent auction!
Please join us to Ride, Volunteer, Bid in the same day Auction or Donate and Sponsor a Rider!
Ride distances:
23 mile Paved Ride (registration at 9-9:45, Ride rolls at 10)
Ride Registration: $35 (until August 10)
50 mile Gravel Adventure Ride (registration at 8-8:45, ride rolls at 9)
Ride Registration: $50 (until August 10)
T Shirts are available for purchase through the "Store" option on this website, or through our homepage https://www.gritandgratitude.live/
T Shirt pick up is in person, at the big Ride!
Virtual options are available for those who cannot join us in person but would like to join us in spirit to help fundraise for our cause!
Register early and create fundraising teams to increase our impact! All riders are encourage to raise what they can in peer to peer fundraising- a little help from our friends goes a long way!
Silent auction runs from 9-2:30! Awesome goods and experiences from our wonderfully generous sponsors!
Please consider joining us for a fabulous day of riding, community, and fun, all to raise money to help fight pediatric cancer and support families in treatment.
With each prior ride, YOUR pedal power, fundraising efforts, and auction bidding enthusiasm, has raised an average of $20,000 -$22,00 for our charities from each ride!!
Our fundraising goes 50% to research (Cincinnati Childrens Hepatoblastoma Research) and 50% to support children in cancer treatment and their families (30% Ronald McDonald Charities, 10% Dragonfly Foundation, and 10% Northern Lights Foundation).
Over 50 volunteers are involved in bringing this event together--huge thank you to all of you!!!
Thank you to Kirsten and Dan Cruikshank and all the folks at Spokengear for making this ride possible! Thank you to Lovin' Lake County for your generous grant support!
Come ride, donate, bid, or volunteer! Sponsors and donors are also welcome to make offline donations or ACH transfers.Please feel free to contact me for more information about larger donations/sponsorship and our EIN and 501c3 information.
100% of proceeds from the ride and auction go to our charities
(split as follows:)
50% Hepatoblastoma Research (Cincinnati Children's)
30% Ronald McDonald Charities
10% Dragonfly Foundation
10% Northern Lights Foundation
Come and join us Sunday August 17th at SpokeNGear in Two Harbors
The tutus will converge on Two Harbors again to raise money for Hepatoblastoma Research and to help support children fighting cancer! There will be a paved 23 mile route along the road shoulder for tutu clad riders to make their way to Knife River and back along the scenic highway, and there will be a cue card self nagivated 50 mile gravel route where you are likely to get a little mud on your tulle!
Both ride distances are not timed. Please choose a route you can comfortably complete by 2:00pm to come score big at the silent auction!
Please join us to Ride, Volunteer, Bid in the same day Auction or Donate and Sponsor a Rider!
Ride distances:
23 mile Paved Ride (registration at 9-9:45, Ride rolls at 10)
Ride Registration: $35 (until August 10)
50 mile Gravel Adventure Ride (registration at 8-8:45, ride rolls at 9)
Ride Registration: $50 (until August 10)
T Shirts are available for purchase through the "Store" option on this website, or through our homepage https://www.gritandgratitude.live/
T Shirt pick up is in person, at the big Ride!
Virtual options are available for those who cannot join us in person but would like to join us in spirit to help fundraise for our cause!
Register early and create fundraising teams to increase our impact! All riders are encourage to raise what they can in peer to peer fundraising- a little help from our friends goes a long way!
Silent auction runs from 9-2:30! Awesome goods and experiences from our wonderfully generous sponsors!
Please consider joining us for a fabulous day of riding, community, and fun, all to raise money to help fight pediatric cancer and support families in treatment.
With each prior ride, YOUR pedal power, fundraising efforts, and auction bidding enthusiasm, has raised an average of $20,000 -$22,00 for our charities from each ride!!
Our fundraising goes 50% to research (Cincinnati Childrens Hepatoblastoma Research) and 50% to support children in cancer treatment and their families (30% Ronald McDonald Charities, 10% Dragonfly Foundation, and 10% Northern Lights Foundation).
Over 50 volunteers are involved in bringing this event together--huge thank you to all of you!!!
Thank you to Kirsten and Dan Cruikshank and all the folks at Spokengear for making this ride possible! Thank you to Lovin' Lake County for your generous grant support!
Come ride, donate, bid, or volunteer! Sponsors and donors are also welcome to make offline donations or ACH transfers.Please feel free to contact me for more information about larger donations/sponsorship and our EIN and 501c3 information.
100% of proceeds from the ride and auction go to our charities
(split as follows:)
50% Hepatoblastoma Research (Cincinnati Children's)
30% Ronald McDonald Charities
10% Dragonfly Foundation
10% Northern Lights Foundation
Races
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Grit&Gratitude 23 Mile ROAD Ride
Incl. $3.10 Fee
Sun 17th August 2025 (9:00AM CDT)
$38.10
23 Mile PAVED road ride from SpokeNGear in Two harbors down to Knife river and back along scenic highway 61 -
Grit&Gratitude 50 Mile GRAVEL Ride
Incl. $4.00 Fee
Sun 17th August 2025 (8:00AM CDT)
$54.00
50 Mile GRAVEL ride with cue card self navigation -
Virtual Ride 23 Mile
Free
If you cannot make it in person but would like to pedal and fundraise to support our cause, join us in spirit as a Virtual Rider! -
Virtual Ride 50 Mile
Free
If you cannot make it in person but would like to pedal and fundraise to support our cause, join us in spirit as a Virtual Rider! -
Virtual Ride 100 Mile
Free
If you cannot make it in person but would like to pedal and fundraise to support our cause, join us in spirit as a Virtual Rider!
Grit&Gratitude2025
