The 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy and The Serum Run, was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across the US territory of Alaska by 20 mushers and about
A view of Nome in 1916
Leonhard Seppala with his dogs after the serum run in 1925. His lead dog, Togo, is on the far left.
Gunnar Kaasen with Balto, the lead dog for the team he drove in the serum run
Statue of Balto, lead dog on the last relay team. The statue is located in Central Park (NYC) and is dedicated to all the dogs involved in the serum run.
Togo is a 2019 American historical adventure film directed by Ericson Core and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film centers on Leonhard Seppala and his titular sled dog in the 1925 serum run to
Official release poster