Smithsonian Magazine on MSN12d
This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
The temperature hovered around freezing in New York’s Central Park on December 15, 1925. Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan ...
Alaska Dispatch News7d
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 ...
WFMZ-TV10d
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
FILE - Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
100 Years Later: Remembering the incredible sled dogs and mushers of Alaska’s 1925 serum run
A century ago, a team of determined mushers and their sled dogs embarked on a perilous journey to deliver life-saving ...
The Telegraph9d
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
FILE - Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. (AP Photo, File) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch7d
Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Deštné v Orlických horách, Czechia - January 24, 2025 More than 100 mushers and 700 dogs participated in the Sedivackuv ...
Oregonian5d
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his assistant, Gunnar Kaasen, who drove the dog team led by Balto into Nome. Balto was another of Seppala’s dogs, but was used to only haul ...
Grand Island Independent7d
Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
Balto gains fame as unlikely dog to bring serum to Nome Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his assistant, Gunnar Kaasen, who drove the dog team led by Balto into Nome. Balto was ...
WFMZ-TV7d
Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
Gunnar Kaasen and his dog Balto, the heroic dog-sled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. They were part of a group of mushers and sled dogs that braved frigid conditions to bring ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
including his lead dog Balto, top row, second left, in 1925, which he drove through a blinding blizzard to deliver life-saving serum, in Nome, Alaska. (AP Photo, File) (Uncredited/AP) Among the ...