Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan sled-dog musher Gunnar Kaasen stood next to the hero of the moment: Balto, a Siberian husky who’d helped deliver medicine across a frozen frontier to halt a ...

After dying in 1933, Balto was mounted and placed on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Iditarod pays homage to the serum run Today, the most famous mushing event in the world is the ...

Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who ... Alaska Natives were not accurately tracked. Balto gains fame as unlikely dog to bring serum to Nome ...

Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. FARMINGTON — The annual sled dog races, now known as Maine State Championship Races are set for March 1 and 2 ...

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 ...