The longest and most arduous leg was anchored by a lesser-known dog named Togo, whose team pulled over 260 miles through blinding snow and wind chills to 85 below zero! At one crucial interval, Togo ...

In the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” put the town under siege 100 years ...

Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...

Nome, Alaska, remembers its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, ...

On Feb. 2, 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum Run ended as the last of a series of dog mushers brought life-saving medication ...

Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his assistant ... statues in New York’s Central Park and one in Anchorage intended as a tribute to all sled dogs. He received a bone-shaped key to ...

One hundred years ago an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention.

Chimborazo Park offers a few spots for sledding. There are smaller hills located off the back end at the 800 square foot dog park that might be a better fit for small children than the steep ...

People from surrounding counties travel to the Lobo Lake Sled Hill each year to join the fun. Christian Garcia and his friends made the trip from Amherst to test out the speedy hills. “We’ve never ...

For once, the captain may not be under pressure in his seat, in the tie against Togo, even though he may always be reluctant to underestimate any opponent, irrespective of the significant ...

For Sylvanus Olympio, 60, President of Togo, the nightmare began shortly after midnight. Disturbed by strange sounds in his comfortable house in the capital city of Lomé, Olympio grabbed a pistol ...