Balto and his owner, Gunnar Kasson, circa 1925. (Image credit: Cleveland Public Library/Photograph Collection) After Balto died in 1933 at the Cleveland Zoo, his taxidermy mount was put on display at ...
While watching the news this past week about the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, the former Borough Historian of Manhattan, Michael Miscione was reminded of something: that dog statue in Central Park ...
[In the player above, watch a previous New Day Cleveland segment on upcoming spring and summer camps at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.] CLEVELAND (WJW) — One “damn fine dog” whose lifesaving ...
The Siberian husky Balto saved a town from a diphtheria outbreak. Now he's helping reveal the genetics of working dogs, 90 years after his death. Reading time 2 minutes Balto the sled dog is famous ...
You've probably heard of the famous Iditarod sled dog race that takes place in Alaska each year, but did you know about the brave canine who helped inspire it? Like most people, animator Simon Wells ...
In 1925, a sled dog named Balto led his plucky canine team on the last leg of a grueling 127-hour dogsled relay across Alaska to bring lifesaving medicine to the people of Nome—the famous “Serum Run.” ...
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will present "Balto Day" on Saturday. Why should you care? Do you even know who Balto is? The celebration honors the heroic Balto, an iconic sled dog. "Balto ...
What: Day honoring the 90th anniversary of the historic Serum Run and the heroic legacy of Balto, the iconic sled dog that helped save the small city of Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Balto-themed events and ...
The sled dog Balto has been celebrated in books and movies for his role in delivering desperately needed diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Now, his DNA has enabled scientists to explore ...
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