Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race spruce log with two distinct burls similar but not identical to the old arch. While the old arch spelled out "End of Iditarod Dog Race", the new arch has an additional word: "End of Iditarod Sled Dog Race". A "Widow's Lamp" is lit and remains hanging on the arch until the last competitor crosses the finish line. The tradition is based on the kerosene lamp lit and hung outside a roadhouse, when a musher carrying goods or mail was en route. The last musher to complete the Iditarod is referred to as the "Red Lantern". On the way to the
Sirius Dog Sled Patrol M2 military rifle round and also civilian hollow-points. The patrolmen feel that the M2 military round is best against aggressive polar bears at long range, but that the hollow-points are better against an enraged musk ox. Typically, the patrolmen arrange their stripper clips so every third round is a hollow-point. The patrol formerly used "Pistol M/49" sidearms chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum, but they proved insufficient against the polar bears encountered. Sirius Dog Sled Patrol The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol (), known informally as "Siriuspatruljen" (the Sirius Patrol) and formerly known as "North-East Greenland Sledge Patrol" and "Resolute Dog Sled Patrol",