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		On February 2, 1925, the Norwegian Gunnar Kaasen drove his team, led by the husky Balto (named after Samuel Balto), into Nome.
		Balto and Kaasen became celebrities, even though More than a dozen mushers and their teams participated.
		The longest and most hazardous stretch of the run was actually covered by Leonhard Seppala and his dog team, led by Togo.
	balto.iqnaut.net (342 words)

	The Ultimate Nome, Alaska Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic among Eskimos in Nome was halted when, during fierce blizzard conditions, a sled team arrived with serum.
		The sled driver was Gunnar Kaasen and the lead sled dog was Balto.
		A statue of Balto by F.G. Roth stands near the zoo in Central Park, New York, as does one in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Nome,_Alaska (852 words)

	Norman Vaughan Serum Run
		Gunnar Kaasen waited until 10 PM for the storm to break, but it only got worse and the drifts would soon block the trail so he departed into a headwind.
		Kaasen traveled through the night, through drifts, and river overflow over the 600 foot (180 m) Topkok Mountain.
		Statue of Balto in downtown Anchorage, AlaskaGunnar Kaasen and his team became celebrities and toured the West Coast from February 1925 to February 1926, and even starred in a 30-minute film entitled Balto's Race to Nome.
	www.serumrun.org /History.htm (4599 words)

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