It’s been immortalized in books and movies for nearly a century, and Balto’s tale is indeed true. Born in 1919, he was named after Sàmi explorer Samuel J. Balto, who was part of the first team to trek ...

Almanac: Balto 01:57. New York's Central Park has a statue dedicated to him, and there's even been a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto.Now he is the focus of a DNA study, 90 years after he ...

Sled dog teams, including Balto’s, transported vials of diphtheria antitoxin in a 674-mile relay from Nenana, Alaska, braving intense winds and wind-chill temperatures of –85 degrees Fahrenheit.

The dog that often gets credit for eventually saving the town is Balto, but he just happened to run the last, 55-mile leg in the race. The sled dog who did the lion’s share of the work was Togo. … ...

With a resilient, 12-year-old sled dog named Togo leading the pack, Seppala confidently set out with the medication on ...

Gunnar Kaasen and his dog Balto, the heroic dog-sled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. They were part of a group of mushers and sled dogs that braved frigid conditions to bring ...

Sled dog breeds love two things: cold weather and running. ... While the 1995 animated movie “Balto” celebrates the dog leading the team that arrived in Nome and officially delivered the serum ...

FILE – Leonhard Seppala and his sled dog team are pictured on Oct. 12, 1928, in Alaska. In 1925, ... Gunnar Kaasen, who drove the dog team led by Balto into Nome.

Gunnar Kaasen and his dog Balto, the heroic dog-sled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. They were part of a group of mushers and sled dogs that braved frigid conditions to bring ...

Gunnar Kaasen and his dog Balto, the heroic dog-sled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. They were part of a group of mushers and sled dogs that braved frigid conditions to bring ...