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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
The pair were on hand for the unveiling of a bronze statue heralding Balto ... for if any dog deserved special mention, it ...
Sun Journal3d
Poland Spring celebrates the Seppala Siberian Sleddog
Togo, the lead dog of Leonhard Seppala’s team ... to continue to share the history of Togo were solidified with a bronze statue of Togo erected in front of the Maine State Building at Poland ...
Alaska Dispatch News4mon
On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its 2 most famous dogs, Balto and Togo
Good Alaskans also know that Togo was the lead dog for the serum run’s longest ... The Oakland Post-Enquirer declared, “There is a bronze statue of Balto in Central Park, New York, in ...
The Montana Standard20d
300-pound bronze statue of elusive dog that roamed mine yards to overlook Berkeley Pit
Butte sculptor Don Watts and two friends muscled the first full-sized bronze ... statue onto a window ledge in the Venus Rising coffee shop recently. The likeness of the stout and independent dog ...
Smithsonian Magazine4mon
This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Togo, not Balto ... and photos of the “hero dog” ran in newspapers, in many cases mythologizing or incorrectly stating his role in the daring rescue. A statue of Balto in Central Park Pete ...