Musher Apayauq Reitan of Kaktovik crossed the finish late Saturday night, winning the Red Lantern award and $1,000 for being the final sled dog team to reach the Bering Sea coastal community.
Veteran Iditarod musher Apayauq Reitan of Kaktovik, Alaska, drives her dog team down Corral Hill after the restart in Willow on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Reitan was the final musher to cross under the burled arch in Nome at 11:39 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, with seven dogs in harness earning the Red Lantern Award.
Musher Apayauq Reitan of Kaktovik, Alaska, crossed the finish late Saturday night, winning the Red Lantern award and $1,000 for being the final sled dog team to reach the Bering Sea coastal community on Alaska’s western coast.
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