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People know about Balto. Good Alaskans also know that Togo was the lead dog for the serum run’s longest and most dangerous leg. Less well-known is the aftermath, what happened to Balto and Togo ...
To mark the 100th anniversary of the serum run—which started on January 27 and ... Leonhard Seppala and his 12-year-old lead dog, Togo, covered not only the most miles, but also the hardest ...
Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria David Kindy ...
However, the numerous other contributors to the success of the Serum Run must not be forgotten. If one dog deserves outsized recognition for his role in the run, many argue that it should be Togo.
Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his ... which is not based on the serum run but on the Iditarod Trail, a supply route from Seward to Nome. Iditarod organizers are nevertheless ...
So, I was pleased when author Richard Sugg told me about the amazing Serum Run dogs, their relationships ... it was surely Seppala's lead dog Togo. Whilst Kaasen and his team made a 53-mile ...