Mushers load their dogs into their qamutiit and ride to their camp at Qaanniqtalik on Sunday. Sunday was not a race day because of severe weather in the forecast. (Photo by Lindsay Kalluk, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Day 4 takes racers to Qaanniqtalik, more than halfway to finish line
Nunavut Quest participants had a visit from some caribou Sunday as the racers passed the midway mark. The mushers and support teams were travelling from Tasirjjuaaq to Qaanniqtalik, two points across the span of northern Baffin Island.
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A gold ulu rests on a Team Nunavut jacket during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse on Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)