Photo: Mushers celebrate results of Baffin dog sled race

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

Igloolik musher Andy Attagutalukutuk, left, celebrates his Nunavut Quest win April 28 at a celebration in Igloolik, where dog sled teams reached the finish line of the 500-kilometre race April 27. The veteran musher finished the eight-day race in 40 hours and 22 minutes to pick up Nunavut Quest’s $15,000 prize. In second place, Lee Inuaraq, centre, from Pond Inlet, finished in 41 hours and 10 minutes, while third-place contestant, Michael Inuaraq, at right, completed the race in 42 hours and 15 minutes. (PHOTOS BY TOM NAQITARVIK)


Igloolik musher Andy Attagutalukutuk, left, celebrates his Nunavut Quest win April 28 at a celebration in Igloolik, where dog sled teams reached the finish line of the 500-kilometre race April 27. The veteran musher finished the eight-day race in 40 hours and 22 minutes to pick up Nunavut Quest’s $15,000 prize. In second place, Lee Inuaraq, centre, from Pond Inlet, finished in 41 hours and 10 minutes, while third-place contestant, Michael Inuaraq, at right, completed the race in 42 hours and 15 minutes. (PHOTOS BY TOM NAQITARVIK)

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