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Balto was recruited by Fridtjof Nansen for Nansen's Trans-Greenland Expedition in 1888.
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The event is also loosely depicted in the 1995 animated film Balto, as the name of Gunnar Kaasen's lead dog in his sled team was Balto, although unlike the real dog, Balto the character was portrayed as half wolf in the film.
Though Balto is the more famous of the two, and was the dog to deliver the serum to Nome after running the final 53-mile leg, it was Togo who made the longest run of the relay, guiding his musher Leonhard Seppala on a 91-mile journey that included crossing the deadly Norton Sound to Golovin.
The sled driver of the final leg of the relay was the Norwegian-born Gunnar Kaasen ; his lead sled dog was Balto.
Nenana was also featured in the 1995 movie " Balto ".
His other voice work includes Balto III: Wings of Change and the video game Kingdom Hearts, in the latter of which he provided the voice of Hercules, replacing actor Tate Donovan, who was unavailable but would return for Kingdom Hearts II.
The two became media celebrities, and a statue of Balto was erected in Central Park in New York City in 1925, where it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions.
Bergman's final film role was in Balto II: Wolf Quest.
Balto ( 1919 – March 14, 1933 ) was a Siberian Husky sled dog who led his team on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which diphtheria antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, Alaska, by train and then to Nome by dog sled to combat an outbreak of the disease.
Balto was named after the Sami explorer Samuel Balto.
Balto was also able to stay on the trail in near whiteout conditions ; Kaasen stated he could barely see his hand in front of his face.
The final team and its sledder was asleep when Balto and Kaasen made it to the final stop, so Kaasen decided to continue on.
Balto was not welcomed at the ceremony in New York in which Seppala and Togo received awards from the explorer Roald Amundsen.
A statue of Balto, sculpted by Frederick Roth, was erected in New York City's Central Park on December 17, 1925, just 10 months after Balto's arrival in Nome.
Balto himself was present for the monument's unveiling.
Balto was not destined to be a star in the breeding shed since he was neutered at a young age, hence he was relegated to being neglected on the vaudeville circuit with his team.
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A statue of Balto by F. G. Roth stands near the zoo in Central Park, New York City.
On February 2, 1925, the Norwegian Gunnar Kaasen drove his team, led by Balto, into Nome.
* Balto is recognized as an Alaskan Malamute by American Kennel Club
Samuel Balto, together with 113 other people from Finnmark were hired by Sheldon Jackson to be involved in the introduction of reindeer in Alaska.
At Bluff, Charlie Olson passed the serum to Kaasen, who left with a team of 13 dogs, led by the husky Balto.
Balto is a 1995 American animated adventure film directed by Simon Wells and produced by Amblimation.
Balto was the final animated feature produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio.
It was followed by two direct-to-video sequels Balto II: Wolf Quest ( 2002 ) and Balto III: Wings of Change ( 2004 ).
In 1925, Balto is a wolf-dog hybrid, shunned by both humans and dogs in the town of Nome.
He is immediately smitten by Jenna, and when Rosy loses her hat to the wind, Balto outruns the sled team and retrieves the hat to show off.
Balto and Boris dejectedly leave town, but not before being bullied by Steele and his companions, Nikki, Kaltag and Star.
Jenna makes Steele burn his tail on a heater, but, as the butcher and Rosy's dad appear, Steele frames Balto for the theft of the stolen meat, resulting in him being chased away by Rosy's dad.
Balto decides to set out on a rescue mission, accompanied by Boris, Muk, and Luk.
Balto becomes confused by the markings and inadvertently leads the team to another cliff.
Steele tries to validate his story by giving Jenna her bandanna back and tells her that Balto made him promise to take care of her.
After overcoming three near-catastrophes, Balto makes it back to Nome in time to save the children, guided by Jenna's aurora beacon.
* Balto was never an outcast as shown by the film, but was instead born in a kennel owned by the famous musher Leonhard Seppala, where he was trained until he was deemed fit for pulling a sled as the lead dog.
Balto was actually used by one of Seppala's workers, Gunnar Kaasen.
Balto and Nansen
Balto participated in the first recorded crossing of the interior of Greenland, together with Nansen and four other expedition members of the Jason ( Ship ).
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In 1995 and 1996, Winwood released Reach for the Light for the animated film Balto.
She also provides the voice for Jenna in the 1995 animated feature film Balto.
" Denton Journal ", 15 Oct 1890. article: Timetable advertised for Balto.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History declined to return Balto ; however, in October 1998, Balto left for a five-month stay at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art which drew record crowds.
While waiting for the teams to arrive, Balto sees a young girl named Rosy and her pet, a female husky dog named Jenna.
Balto enters, and single handedly wins despite the other dogs cheating and trying to ruin it for him.
He sets off for Nome, creating false trail markings to throw Balto off course.
Balto and Jenna finally express their love for each other.
Alone for a minute, the woman, who is revealed to actually be Rosy, thanks Balto for saving her life.
Cover for the Balto soundtrack CD
Seppala was dismayed that the champion was neglected by the press, commenting " it was almost more than I could bear when the newspaper dog Balto received a statue for his ' glorious achievements '".
Seppala became upset when the media attributed Togo's achievements to Balto, and commented, " it was almost more than I could bear when the ' newspaper dog ' Balto received a statue for his ' glorious achievements.
In all, Kaasen and Balto ran a total of and many thought his decision to not wake Rohn was motivated by a desire to grab the glory for himself and Balto.
Isidro Balto headed a three-man delegation to Manila to petition the Spanish Governor-General Domingo Moriones for the conversion of Panitan into a town.
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