In 1926, a statue of Balto, the heroic lead dog in the Iditarod Trail, used to transport diphtheria serum to Nome, was erected in New York’s Central Park.

Balto, a hardy Siberian husky, led the final leg of the trip with his musher, Gunnar Kaasen, and a team of dogs. They entered Nome just before daybreak on February 2, 1925.