Who was Balto?
Q: Who was Balto?
A: Balto was a Siberian Husky born in 1923 and died 1933. He was a sled dog who took part in the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska.
Q: What did Balto do during the serum run?
A: During the serum run, Balto lead the team into Nome with the medicine that saved many children from a diphtheria epidemic.
Q: Who bred, named, raised and trained Balto?
A: Leonhard Seppala bred, named, raised and trained Balto but did not race with him.
Q: Who claimed that another dog named Fox had been co-lead with Balto on Kaasen's team?
A: In a 1927 New York Times article, Leonhard Seppala claimed that another dog named Fox had been co-lead with Balto on Kaasen's team. He did not believe that Balto could have led the team by himself.
Q: What happened when they tried to bring medicine by airplane for the diphtheria epidemic in Nome?
A: When they tried to bring medicine by airplane for the diphtheria epidemic in Nome, they couldn't because there was a blizzard (snow storm) and winds were too strong for the plane.
Q: How were people honoring Balto after he completed his mission of delivering medicine to Nome?
A: After completing his mission of delivering medicine to Nome, people honored him with a hero's welcome and later placed a statue of him in Central Park in New York City which is still there today.
