My hike with a shelter dog, Balto, and seeing him experience true joy on the trail helped me process an unexpected future.

Other communities are also marking the anniversary — including the village of Nenana, where the relay began, and Cleveland, ...

One hundred years ago an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention.

FILE – Gunnar Kaasen poses with his original dog team, including his lead dog Balto, top row, second left, in 1925, which he drove through a blinding blizzard to deliver life-saving serum ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s ...

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 ...

It’s likely the toll was higher; 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 ...

FILE - Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. (AP Photo, File) ...

From January 27, 1925 until February 2, 20 mushers and 150 dogs heroically transported desperately needed diphtheria antitoxin to the remote town of Nome, Alaska, saving countless lives in the process ...