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Arctic Moment: Jump Start

The race is on in Majuriarvik, Nunavik

By Pierre Dunnigan

Photo by Pierre Dunnigan/Makivik

Photo by Pierre Dunnigan/Makivik

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The thrill of the trail awaits. And this pure-bred husky knows that once he’s tied up, it means it’s nearly time to go. Harry Okpik’s team prepares to head out on the second leg of the Ivakkak dogsled race, up the eastern coast of Hudson Bay from Umiujaq to Ivujivik, a total distance of 650 kilometres.

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