Balto (c. 1919 – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog belonging to musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala.He achieved fame when he led a team of sled dogs driven by Gunnar Kaasen on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which diphtheria antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, Alaska, by train and then to Nome by dog …

2021年9月26日 · A heroic sled dog, Balto worked alongside musher Gunnar Kaasen to deliver life-saving medication to victims of the diphtheria epidemic of 1925.

2025年1月28日 · Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria David Kindy ...

2025年1月23日 · After one more shorter relay, the serum reached the final team on February 1, driven by musher Gunnar Kaasen and his lead dog, Balto. Balto pictured with his musher, Gunnar Kaasen. BALTO’S JOURNEY TO NOME. Balto was actually one of Leonhard Seppala’s backup dogs, and as it happens, he was not the first choice to lead a team. Balto was ...

2023年3月2日 · "Balto" was a hit animated film, but Balto the sled dog was an actual canine hero. Learn about how Balto helped deliver lifesaving serum.

2025年1月1日 · The governor engaged 20 dogsled drivers, called “mushers,” and more than 150 dogs to deliver the medication. One of the mushers was Leonhard Seppala, originally from Norway, who bred sled dogs. Among the dogs from his kennel that participated in the relay were Togo, whom Seppala chose to lead his team, and Balto, who led the team of musher ...

2025年1月31日 · “These mushers got their teams ready and went, even though it was really cold and challenging conditions on the trail.” Other communities are also marking the anniversary — including the village of Nenana, where the relay began, and Cleveland, Ohio, where the serum run’s most famous participant, a husky mix named Balto, is stuffed and ...

2024年7月24日 · Then, a Siberian husky named Balto saved the day. At first, Balto was just one of 150 sled dogs deployed to deliver medicine to the town through gale-force winds, whiteout snow, and dangerous ice.

2023年12月28日 · It's been nearly 100 years since Balto the sled dog helped save children in Nome, Alaska from a diphtheria outbreak. Now, scientists are studying his ancient DNA to reveal what made the Siberian husky so tough.

On Feb. 2, 1925, musher Gunnar Kaasen drove Balto in lead position of a 13-dog team into Nome while carrying packages of diphtheria serum in his sled bag. Kaasen was the last of 20 mushers who relayed the antidote 674 miles from Nenana to Nome.