Seppala added, “It was almost more than I could bear when the ‘newspaper’ dog Balto received a statue for his ‘glorious achievements.’” Nome’s diphtheria outbreak began on January 20 ...

POLAND SPRING — Poland Spring Resort celebrates the Seppala Siberian Sleddog’s official designation as the official state dog of Maine. The legislation was passed in both the House and Senate ...

Togo won international acclaim as the lead dog of a team that helped deliver much-needed medicine to Nome, Alaska, during a midwinter diphtheria outbreak in 1925. In 2011, Time magazine named Togo ...

On the 100th anniversary of Togo's life-saving run across the Alaskan wilderness, an effort is underway to honor the sled dog breed.