The pair were on hand for the unveiling of a bronze statue heralding Balto’s life-saving actions ... of antitoxin to the isolated city of Nome, Alaska, where children were dying of diphtheria ...

The official record listed five deaths and 29 illnesses. It’s likely the toll was higher; Alaska Natives were not accurately tracked. Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his assistant, ...

Alaska Natives were not accurately tracked. 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 ...

Alaska Serum Run FILE - The statue erected to honor "Balto" and other heroic sled dogs who carried serum to Nome, Alaska, through an Arctic blizzard is covered in snow in New York's Central Park ...

It's likely the toll was greater, because Alaska Natives were not accurately tracked. Balto gains fame as unlikely dog to bring serum to Nome Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his ...

Alaska Natives were not accurately tracked. 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 ...