Grades K-7: A History of Humans, Huskies & Health in Alaska

Learn about Balto and the heroic dogs and mushers of Alaska from the 1925 Serum Run to the Iditarod of today. Discover facts about the disease diphtheria, and why the outbreak in Nome, Alaska is so famous. Experience how humans and huskies survive in harsh Arctic conditions. Study maps to locate where the Iditarod is run today, and uncover the Cleveland connection to the well-known Balto!

Lee Gambol
lgambol@cmnh.org
1 Wade Oval Drive
Cleveland, OH 44106
United States
Phone: (216) 231-4600 ext. 3202
Fax: (216) 231-9960

Cleveland Museum of Natural History
$120
45 Minutes
By Request