A number of the Iditarod awards are given to the first musher arriving at a checkpoint. These awards include the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Alaska Award, the GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award, the Feast on the Yukon, BBNC Fish First, Ryan Air Gold Coast and Northrim’s Achieve more award. Lynden’s committed Through the Last Mile Red Lantern Award goes to the final musher finishing the race.
Other awards are bestowed based on actions or skill demonstrated during the race. Various groups nominate and decide on recipients for these awards. The stories behind these “chosen” awards were shared by the recipients during the presentation. These stories behind the awards are the human interest part of Iditarod. If the bond between mushers and dogs is the best part of the race, then these stories would be a close second.
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