Curley is part of the Oregon and Washington Cascade Sled Dog Club, one of the largest mushing organizations in the lower 48. Tim Curley and his lead dog Tilley, front row, right.

While Balto is the sled dog immortalized in Central Park, there were other dogs who faced the same unforgiving weather and terrifying odds to help transport the much-needed antitoxin serum to Nome.

They know it’s time to run. Doug Swingley, 47, three-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, parks his four-wheel ATV in the middle of the dog yard and hitches a gang line to its front end.

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2 / 3: Tiara Anderson of Duluth gets her dog, Kevin, a dachshund-Pomeranian, revved up moments before he's ready to compete in the Mini-Sled Dog Race. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com) ...

The event includes dog-sled racing and skijoring; registration ranges from $25-45. The course is located at Mesa Top Trail off Highway 65, near Lands End Road. For safety reasons, organizers ask that ...