Overview
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Balto and Togo:
how they got their names, how they ran in the Nome Serum Run, and how the media and
promoters made them famous
Great Serum Race: the
author tells about how the book was researched and written, and about how Leonard Seppala
owned both Balto and Togo
Nome Serum Run
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1925 Nome Serum Run:
introduction to this historic, life-saving sled dog run that brough diphtheria serum to
Nome, Alaska
An in-depth look at the
"Great Race of Mercy" that involved 20 mushers and 150 sled dogs. Includes the
aftermath as it affected Leonhard
Seppala and his lead dog Togo
and Gunnar Kaasen and his lead
dogs Balto.
Serum Run & Seppala & Togo: about the event that made Seppala and his Siberians famous
in the Lower 48, and later inspired the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, with
details about Togo's story
Nome Serum Run: scroll down for
story of the discovery by Curtis Welch of the potential diptheria epidemic, and how 20
mushers and their dog teams brought the serum to Nome
Chronology and
Mushers of the 1925 Serum Run between Nenana and Nome, from William "Wild
Bill" Shannon who ran the first leg through Tommy "Patsy" Patson, a Koyukuk
native, who ran his 36-mile leg at the fastest speed [about 10 mph] through Leonhard
Seppala whose team led by Togo and Scotty ran the furthest [91 miles] to Gunnar Kaasen
with leader Balto who brought the serum into Nome.
Nome Kennel Club History including
the Serum Run
Serum Run
Commemorative Race: from Nenana to Nome, first run in 1997, with 2007 the 10th
anniversary of the Norman Vaughan Serum 25 Run
Balto [ Top ]
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Real Story of Balto:
how Balto helped save the people of Nome, and then how George Kimball and the people of
Cleveland saved Balto and his teammates from a "dime museum" in Los Angeles, and
a visit to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History with photos of Balto
80th Anniversary of Serum Run: Cleveland
Museum of Natural History celebrates the Serum Run and the role Balto played, with photos,
and a news
release on the activities planned and a media photo |
Balto with Gunnar Kaasen: historic
photo, and a description of Balto
the Wonder Dog
Togo [ Top ]
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Togo:
The sled dog that was overlooked by history, including Togo's role in Siberian Husky
lineages Leonhard Seppala biography with
photos of Sepp and his Siberians
The real story of Togo as a pup, in a pleasing
narration |
Leonhard Seppala - the musher legend, owner of Togo, with photos of his Siberians, and Togo's story including where his remains were kept until
moved to the Iditarod museum in Alaska
Fotohistory of the Siberian Husky with photos of Togo, Bonzo, and sled dog teams of
Seppala, Harry Wheeler, Charles Belford
Early
History of the Siberian Husky Breed: with photo of Leonhard Seppala with Togo, and a
look at the early history of the Siberian
Husky breed with photos of Seppala, Togo, other of Seppala's huskies plus the statue
of Balto in Central Park
Leonhard
Seppala:
with a famous photo of Seppala with Togo and another of his dogs labeled from
left: Kreevanka, unknown dog, Smokey of Seppala, Sneegriff, Toto, Bonzo and Tserko, and
racer/breeder Harry Wheeler at center. Text in French.
Which
Siberians Came to New England? Togo, Czarina, Bonzo and more, with photographs
Togo: Grandsire
of Smokey of Seppala: pedigree includes what is known of Togo's own lineage
Robert
J. Blake - Author of Togo: click on the book jacket for stories of the making of the
book, and view the Togo Sketchbook
Togo's Final Journal: an historic look at how the
mounted remains of this famous Siberian Husky sled dog moved from the Peabody Museum to
the Shelburne Museum and finally home to Alaska
A History of the Siberian
Husky - in-depth guide to the
origins and history of the breed, from WorkingDogWeb.com
Fritz: historic
Siberian Husky and a founding sire for the breed, with photo of his mounted remains now in a Nome museum
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Siberian Husky Discussion Groups [ Top ]
