Alaska Dispatch News10d
On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its 2 most famous dogs, Balto and Togo
Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
A statue of Balto in Central Park Pete LaMotte ... “I never had a better dog than Togo,” Seppala later said. “His stamina, loyalty and intelligence could not be improved upon.
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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
Most people think of Balto as the heroic dog who saved the town of Nome, Alaska, from an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925, but Togo the Siberian husky was the head of the sled dog team that ran 260 ...
WMTW Portland ME on MSN13d
Great Race of Mercy: Maine man recreates famed dog-sled run 100 years later
Next week marks 100 years since the conclusion of the Great Serum Run, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, to deliver life ...
Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
Nome, Alaska, remembers its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
His team, led by his dog Togo, traveled more than 250 miles of the relay ... Balto was immortalized in movies and with ...
Boston Herald12d
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
His team, led by his dog Togo, traveled more than 250 miles of ... Balto was immortalized in movies and with statues in New York’s Central Park and one in Anchorage intended as a tribute to ...