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As Nome’s epidemic raged in the first weeks of 1925, authorities mapped out the serum relay. It was by then an article of faith that Seppala would lead the effort.

Togo, the true hero dog of the 1925 Nome serum run, spent his last years relaxing in Maine. [Related: Togo was the true hero dog of the serum run; it’s about time he got his due] ...

Leonhard Seppala and his 12-year-old lead dog, Togo, covered not only the most miles, but also the hardest section of the route. Renowned musher Leonhard Seppala—who had won the All Alaska ...

Balto, Togo and Fritz were all mounted after they died, and their tales -- especially Fritz's long journey back to Nome's Carrie McLain museum -- are interesting examinations of what happened in ...

In Alaska, Togo is considered "the true heroic lead dog of the run," musher Emil Churchin said. "To some, Balto had more of a purebred look and enjoyed people.

Based on a true story, Togo follows veteran dogsled trainer Leonhard Seppala (played by Willem Dafoe) and his lead dog Togo. In the winter of 1925, when the first signs of a potential diphtheria ...

'Togo,' starring Willem Dafoe, is about the 1925 serum run to Nome. Dog-sled teams transported medicine more than 700 miles to save the town.

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