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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan sled-dog musher ... of a bronze statue heralding Balto’s life-saving actions ten months earlier. In the winter of 1925, Balto was part of a team that braved ...
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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
But while Balto has been immortalized through statues and films ... While Balto finished the run, it was Togo the dog who led his sled team through the longest stretch of the journey — more ...
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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 diphtheria serum to the town of Nome, facing extreme weather and treacherous ...