The Red Lantern that is awarded represents the last musher to cross the line, and is symbolic of the Red Lamp that was originally hung on the last car on a train, usually the caboose.
an award that mushers earn when they win the official iditarod.
The red lantern is given to the sledder that came in last place. I'm not sure why they call it that though. :)
It's when the finnal musher gets when the pass under the arch
it is called the red wolf for the red fur by its neck
40 years or longer. (Some species of angler fish, in the same deep sea class, live to 100 years.)
An award called the red lantern
Whoever comes in last will receive the Red Lantern Award.
the history of the red lantern award is thet the last musher in iditarod to get to the finish line wins.
The last Placemen
The Red Lantern Award is an award given to the last musher to cross the finish line in Nome.
an award that mushers earn when they win the official iditarod.
The last Placemen
The Red Lantern Award is given to the last musher to cross the finish line in Nome.
it is an award given to the last musher to cross the finish line in nome.Awarding a red lantern for the last place finisher in a sled dog race has become an Alaskan tradition. It started as a joke and has become a symbol of stick-to-itiveness in the mushing world."
Tim Hunt in 2009
You would have to come in last place.
It is an award in the Iditarod made to make the person in last feel special.