With the only cure hundreds of miles away, it seemed that the town was in danger of being decimated — until a dog named Balto ...

Alaska was one of America’s last remaining frontiers. The isolated region was one full of hardship but offered a quiet ...

His name was Balto, an Alaskan husky and sled dog born in Nome, and he led a team of sled dogs, driven by Gunnar Kaasen and ...

In 1925, a handsome male sledge dog named Balto led a 13-dog team that braved blizzard conditions during the gruelling final 53-mile (85-km) leg of a 674-mile (1,088-km) dogsled relay, bringing ...

The secluded star of Cleveland's palace of taxidermy was once the most famous dog in the country, even before he inspired a kids' movie. In 1925, Balto, a Siberian husky, led a team of sled dogs ...

BALTIMORE, April 23. The dog show, now being held in this city closes to-morrow, all the prizes having been awarded to-day. The results have been very gratifying to the Kennel Club, under whose ...