The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 2, 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum ...

After dying in 1933, Balto was mounted and placed on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Today, the most famous mushing event in the world is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ...