Nome
Serum Run [ Top ]
1925 Serum Run to Nome: the event that made Seppala and his Siberians famous in the
Lower 48, and later inspired the now famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across
Alaska
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
Great Serum Race: the
author tells about how the book was researched and written, and about how Leonard Seppala
owned both Balto and Togo
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
Chronology and Mushers
of the 1925 Serum Run between Nenana and Nome, and another look at Nome Serum Run
Nome Kennel Club History including
the Serum Run
Serum Run Commemorative Race:
from Nenana to Nome, first run in 1997, scheduled for 2005
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 Kassen: historic
photo, and the bronze Balto
sculpture still seen today in Central Park, New York City, and the Balto
sculpture with details about the artist Frederick George Richard Roth
Balto and Togo: more on these
famous dogs, from WorkingDogWeb
Togo [ Top ]
Leonhard Seppala - the musher legend, owner of Togo, with photos of his Siberians, and a Fotohistory of
the Siberian Husky with photos of
Togo, Bonzo, and sled dog teams of Seppala, Harry Wheeler, Charles Belford
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.
Balto and Togo: more on these
famous dogs, from WorkingDogWeb
.