This film sequence is an excerpt of AAF-2240 from the Seppala-Hanks collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska \u0026 Polar Regions Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Sign-up for any of the following email series to help plan your Alaska trip. To hasten delivery of the serum, more mushers were added to the relay. Ivanoff had to run after Seppala as he raced past, shouting, "The serum! Seppala probably would have continued to dominate the Sweepstakes race had it not been put to an abrupt end, with many sled dogs being deported to Europe. "I literally fell in love with them from the start", he recalled; "I could hardly wait for sledding snow to start their training". Photo illustration by Slate. Kaasen, who was in charge of Balto, suffered frostbite to his fingers after strong winds blew his sled over. Sepp states that the Serum Drive was Togo's last long run, and that Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. The serum was now only 78 miles (126km) from Nome. Togo (formally), Togo acting up In real life, Leonhard Seppala also had a daughter named Sigrid who was one of the children at risk for catching diphtheria. He was a musher. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. If you see something that doesnt look right, contact us. His team, led by Balto, ran the last 53 miles in the Serum Run. claim-jumpers. One day, Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. fishing grounds. The prestigious Alaska Airlines Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award is given annually to the Iditarod musher who illustrates outstanding dog care throughout the race. Leonhard Seppala was born in Norway. However, the town's supply was not only insufficient but also of presumably low efficacy, being past its expiry date. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. it would have broken the Bank of Nome.) Source. While in Skjervy, his father worked as a blacksmith and fisherman, building up a relatively large estate. Togo, it must have been harder yet for Seppala's old Sweepstakes leader. His wife Constance Poland Spring stock, marked the founding of the second historic Seppala Whos the richest Dog Musher in the world. They called a team of 20 mushers, including Leonhard Seppala. Unfortunately, there was no gold to be found and instead took up training sled dogs. Copyright 2023 HistoryvsHollywood.com, CTF Media, Willem Dafoe's character states in the movie that Togo was named after the underdog Japanese admiral and naval hero Tōgō Heihachirō. of self-defense. He was by many reasonable accounts, the greatest musher of all time! his father was away on the fishing grounds. While certain details have been changed, this is largely what happened, and explains the disproportionate fame that the real-life Balto has enjoyed; beyond the media attention, there were movie deals, a tour, and a statue. To a large degree, yes. The initials "G.I." The only way in, then and now, after the snow flies, is by plane. In the movie, Seppala sets out for Nenana in the midst of a blizzard. Death "He and his wife lived in Seattle until his death at the age of eighty nine. In reality, the winds were in a rare state of calm, and Seppala had a crowd to cheer on the beginning of his journey to Nulatohalfway to Nome, but still a six-day journey encompassing a total of 630 miles. This clip features famed Alaska dog musher Leonhard Seppala and his wife Constance Seppala sitting on the porch in front of a house and playing with a litter of puppies. Immediate Family: Son of Isak Isaksson Seppl and Ane Henrikke Seppl. The following year, on the strength of publicity consequent to the Nome Serum Run, Seppala later married Constance, another foreigner who had come to America. the tour was completed and his dogs safely settled in Poland Spring, he It was there they rested and slept for six hours before continuing their journey at 2 a.m., heading into another bad storm. By the time the war had ended, air transportation was becoming more and more of a reality in even these northern climes and, it seemed, the age of the Sled dog was quickly drawing to a close. Background information Seppala is initially unmoved, but after peeking into the windows of the town hospital and seeing children crying and coughing, he is convinced he must go, despite the misgivings of his wife. Yes. Seppala tells the story that he won this first race due to the intervention of a raven. She too was at risk of being stricken with diphtheria. The work was difficult for Seppala, and he regretted his decision to leave home, until he became a sled dog driver, mushing supplies up to 100 miles each day. When the temperatures dropped below -0 degrees the planes of the 1920s were unreliable and dangerous at best. Of course, around 1899. 1927 through 1930. The Salisburys also write that Togo was indeed difficult and mischievous, as well as resistant to being locked up. sleddogs from Chukotka, Kamschatka and the Kolyma River basin, had been placed Club was challenged by the Ruby Kennel Club. Seppala is based on the real person of the same name. Jeff King. It had happened to others. Seppala's wife nursed him and took great care of him, even at the opposition of Seppala. considered the hero of the run. Fortunately, he succeeded in stopping 20 feet from the drop-off, saving all their lives. stricken city. It was unusual at that time to keep sled dogs working when the snow thawed, or to spend as much time with them as he did. Virgos. Wheeler, Shearer and the Belfords that were bred from them. Despite doing most of the work, the credit instead largely went to the Gunnar Kaasen-controlled sled dog Balto, who completed the last, 55-mile stretch of the Serum Run through a blizzard. Leonhard Seppala: property of Jonathan Hayes. Inspiration Seppala and his dogs also traveled from Alaska to the lower 48 states to do a nationwide tour. Did Leonhard Seppala and his wife have any children? Leonhard Seppala. Seppala apparently Seppala and his wife nursed them for a whole year before he attempted to reenter the Sweepstakes. Lindeberg was a leading figure in the immigrant miners' fight for They asked him to begin traveling toward Nenana. eluded him the two previous years and he was determined to win it in 1929.) Just one grandparent can lead you to many . Seppala said, Ive always said that this buzzard was the reason why I started sled dog racing. from Alaska flush with gold dollars and encouraged Sepp to take ship Memorials 68 added (7% photographed). After 1932 he remained in Alaska. The Straggler, as the disease was commonly called, had come for the children of Nome. In real life, things played out a bit differently. This clip features famed Alaska dog musher Leonhard Seppala and his wife Constance Seppala sitting on the porch in front of a house and playing with a litter. Shortly after arriving in Alaska, Seppalas boss gave him the opportunity to take a dog team out prospecting. Kristiana (now called Oslo), where he worked at the smithies there 1947. The trail here was exposed and the steep grade grueling for the dogs, who were sleep-deprived and had already raced 260 miles (420km) over the previous 4.5 days. with a former driver of Chinooks, Mrs. Elizabeth Ricker. I have it here!". Yukon River had a reputation of being extremely tireless and possessing In researching the. Conditions on the ice were perilous, with sudden soft spots in the ice underfoot and outright open water sometimes only a few feet away. mongrels were the best way to travel in this frozen tundra. pampered, comfortable retirement. Sepp wrote: Liz Ricker divorced her husband Ted and relocated, along with Seppala, to Grey His contribution to Alaska's sled dog racing history, and his pioneering work developing the Siberian Husky bloodline are also well known. As a child It remains unclear Highlights plus less visited destinations. The trail between Nulato and Nome was one of Alaskas most hazardous, with most of it running along the windswept, blizzard-prone coast of Norton Sound, known to Alaskans as the ice factory, write the authors of The Cruelest Miles. Anadyr River were imported by a wealthy young Scot, Charles 'Fox' Maule Ramsay, Yes. The Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award, which honors excellence in sled dog care is named in honour of him. with its endless mounds of gravel to be shoveled, he was very fit. The Ramsay import dogs, from which three Leonhard Seppala pictured with his 'Siberian Racers' in 1916 (top) and in 1923, with Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. He eventually manages to meet up with fellow sledder Henry Ivanoff and retrieve the serum. Photo illustration by Slate. In the movie, Leonhard Seppala is depicted as a stoic, hardscrabble Norwegian whose demeanor is in direct contrast to that of his softhearted Belgian wife. his name was over, but his Seppala sleddogs, descendants of original Siberian He expressed pleasure in the rhythmic patter of the dogs' feet and the feeling of the sled gliding along the snow. Early on, it was believed that the individual attention led to his rowdiness and mischievous behavior. He was the oldest-born child of father Isak Isaksson Seppl (of Swedish descent) and Anne Henriksdatter (of Finnish Norwegian Kven descent). (It was widely rumoured that the team had been interfered with or the Seppala and his Alaska Sweepstakes team: Property of Jonathan Hayes. females and puppies, about fifteen dogs in all. And while, in the movie, Constance Seppala initially objects to her husbands participation, saying that the town should pick someone with more stake in [the diphtheria outbreak], in reality the Seppalas did have more of a stake than is indicated by the film script: They had an 8-year-old daughter named Sigrid. conditions to bring the serum back. Please check back soon for updates. In October of 1926 Seppala and his team was brought to the lower 48 states for a tour and to be honored in Madison Square Garden with a medal which would be presented by the famed Explorer, Roald Amundsen. After the death Seppala saw the musher stopped on the trail and having trouble with his dogs, but did not intend to stop and be delayed. [1]:7275[12] He went on to win the race the following two years, as well, at which point the All Alaska Sweepstakes was suspended until 1983. And while the movie Seppala gets the date of Togos death right (He left us on a Thursday in December), in reality Seppala decided to put Togo to sleep, given Togos joint pain and partial blindness. Discover the optimal month due to daylight, temperature, and rain. This page is updated often with latest details about Leonhard Seppala. Seppala was assigned to train the dogs. [1], The next day, the gale had intensified into a severe blizzard, with blinding snow and winds of at least 65mph (105km/h). Arctic Circle -- the 14th September in the year 1877. unsuccessfully against him claimed he had hypnotic powers of control over The 2019 Disney film costars Nicholson as Constance Seppala, wife of dog sledder Leonhard Seppala (played by Willem Dafoe) who brought life-saving diphtheria medication across Alaska in 1925. Which one is right for you? rugged life for a child; "Sepp" (as many later called him) grew up One competitor described his communion with dogs as unnatural control or hypnotism.. However, many of his dogs' paw pads had been shredded and claws broken by the ice-encrusted snow as they clawed their way back to the top of the hill. The People of Nome had another idea. publicity given to "newspaper dog" Balto who had led the Kaasen team, [1]:68, Seppala made the decision to compete in his first race, the 1914 All Alaska Sweepstakes, at the last minute. scraper to clear the sluice boxes, and shoveling gravel on Discovery At the New Year festivities at When is Leonhard Seppalas birthday? Everyone knew Sepp's abilities. The little husky had a throat infection as a puppy and required one-on-one . The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in March, The Audition So Insulting That It Inspired a Classic Hollywood Satire, actually Togos great-grandson, 14 generations removed,. In the winter of 1925, a deadly outbreak of diphtheria in the remote port of Nome, Alaska, threatened the . However, it was too late to inform Seppala that he would be meeting the relay closer to Nome than had originally been planned. There were some brave pilots in Anchorage that wanted to fly in the serum to Nome but no one had ever been successful traveling such a distance under such conditions. Everyone looking on was quite amused when a Russian fur trader by the name of William Goosak pulled into the starting shoot with some half-sized bushy-tailed rat dogs he had imported from Siberia. supply of antiserum via an otherwise impassable route between Nenana and the As a puppy, he is a runt with little more than a fighting spirit and the endorsement of Seppala's wife, Constance (Julianne Nicholson). Leonhard Seppala Fans Also Viewed . Kasson received most of the early press though he only traveled 53 miles. According to the Salisburys, this is also true to life. In 1928, Seppala moved his permanent home to near Fairbanks, Alaska. They were survived by their daughter, Sigrid Hanks. 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Seppala became the crucial figure in the delivery by dogsled of a Bookmark this page and come back often for updates. Leonhard Seppala and his wife Constance play with a litter of puppies on the porch of their home. Eventually Sepp got his chance to go prospecting for the company. Togo digs his way out of kennels, climbs atop shelves to squeeze his way out of a locked toolshed, misbehaves his way out of one potential adoption, and hurls his body through a glass window to escape another potential adoption. All rights reserved. Leonhard Seppala lived there and ran his dogs, year-round, for the Pioneer Mining Company out of this coastal town. He had learnt to wrestle as a boy, virtually as a matter Only a few hours after they had crossed it, the ice broke up altogether and drifted out to sea. Photos by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images and Disney. he drove. A musher would head out from there to meet Seppala somewhere in the middle. The Seppala House was a gift to Urtha Lenharr by Krier Enterprise of Nome, Alaska. Find how many days you need based on what you want to see and do in Alaska. Nome, Alaska organized its Kennel Club in 1908 and the 31-year-old Seppala was ready for his first race. a warm reception from the Alaskan people. According to The Cruelest Miles, Seppala wrote: I hope I shall never be the man to take away credit from any dog or driver who participated in that run. Seppala, Togo and the team traveled through tough, snowy terrain encountering numerous diffculties. If the Serum Drive finished Like many famous people and celebrities, Leonhard Seppala kept his personal life private. Born in 1877 #36. While a party is being held in his honor, a young girl points out how Togo's health is deteriorating, upsetting Seppala. Choose a round-trip Inside passage or one-way Gulf of Alaska Cruise. By that time, he had already been a lead sled dog for seven years. [1] He made the decision to leave Togo behind in Maine in March 1927, concerned that the journey would be too much for the retired dog. St. Godard, who bested Seppala to win the Olympic Demonstration dogsled race at [1], Seppala set out from Nome on January 28several days before he was due to meet the relay coming to Nulato. The greatest overall compatibility with Virgo is Pisces and Cancer. just what happened (rumours say that Seppala ran up a hotel bill at the 2-5 day small ship explorations. The only treatment available in 1925 was diphtheria antitoxin serum. He responded by telling me that I should not ever have that many dogs on a dry training run because no one could safely handle that many dogs. Pets Seppala dominated Alaska's major race thereafter, winning Portrayed by Siberian imports Kree Vanka, Tserko and Volchok, together with other key Please visit the About section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. However, as going around the ice meant slowing the delivery of the serum by a full day, he chose to go across. Photos by Bettmann via Getty Images and Disney. his dogs, so unbelievable was the performance of the Siberian dog teams Wikipedia contributors, "Leonhard Seppala," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Your must-have activity guide + map while in Alaska. As principal musher, Seppala battled blizzard conditions and icy terrain, eventually traveling more than twice as far as his colleagues. In real life, Seppala faced a similar issue when he entered his dogs in the 1914 All Alaska Sweepstakes. Ivanoff had just left Shaktoolik with the serum. Still, his reputation was perhaps even greater than the movie suggested: According to The Cruelest Miles, he was known as the fastest musher in Alaska, and his nickname was the King of the Trail. It was Seppalas boss at the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields Company, Mark Summers, who came up with the plan to use two teams of dogs, traveling toward each other from Nenana and Nome to meet at the halfway point in Nulato. When he was a young man his friend Jafet Lindeberg convinced him to come to America due to the gold rush that was going on. behind Seppala; in fact, she won the Poland Spring race in 1930, also with Bonzo The diphtheria serum was first transported by train from Anchorage northward to Nenana, Alaska. IN 1913 SEPPALA'S EMPLOYER Jafet Lindeberg, a mining company operator, entrusted him with the raising and training of a group of Siberian females and puppies, about fifteen dogs in all. Dog Musher #11. discoveries. In 1961 Sepp and his wife revisited Fairbanks and other places in Today he is remembered for that feat, but also for the care and concern he showed for his dogs, who were not only co-workers, but were his friends. Seppala had immigrated to Alaska from Norway when his friend Jafet Lindeberg convinced him to come work for the mining company he started in Nome. Cruises and land tours are great ways to see Alaska. If the story of Seppala ended here we would probably not be thinking of him now, nor trying to preserve the breed he worked so hard to establish. In 1900 Sepp succumbed to the lure of gold; on the 14th June he arrived Sweepstakes. that he had left behind; none of the other teams made more than 53 miles of he was nursed by Seppala's wife Constance as a puppy due to a throat . Those who raced By the time Seppala arrives at home, Togo has been moved to the lead position, and Seppala is marveling at Togos speed. Feeling that he has had enough, Seppala refuses to train Togo further. returned each spring to Alaska to continue his employment there, leaving Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The very next year, Nome ran its second annual, 500 mile, All Alaska Sweepstakes Race. the core Poland Spring stock that had gone to Quebec became the property People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. He and his 10 dog team + Togo, the Lead and the HERO ran 264 miles. Some later claimed that the Nome Bank bribed Goosak to throw the race so it would not go under. The problem was, how would the traveling Seppala be told he was not to transport it alone? Leonhard Seppala/Living or Deceased Is Togo Balto's father? father's fishing boat the "Leviathan" at the age of twelve, and Mining Company. feeling that the credit had been stolen from Togo who had deserved to be He was the oldest-born child of father Isak Isaksson Seppl (of Swedish descent) and Anne Henriksdatter (of Finnish Norwegian Kven descent). I guess you could say Nome was willing to put all their hope into one basket, Seppalas sled basket. SEPP AND LIZ RICKER were a feature on the eastern race circuit from Last Name Seppala #2. Onlookers noted that these little dogs seemed as energetic as when they left the starting shoot. Seppala became interested in dog sledding during his first winter in Alaska when he became a sled dog driver for Lindeberg's company. until he completed his "masterpiece" in December 1898, the project The dog that plays the adult Togo in the movie is a so-called Seppala Siberian named Diesel (the Seppala Siberian is now its own breed) and is actually Togos great-grandson, 14 generations removed, according to the movies director. 1946. Enter a grandparent's name. Half of the meeting is logistics: Welch explains that the serum they need for the diphtheria has been found at the Fairbanks Railroad Hospital (more than 500 miles away) and that it could be put on a train to Nenana (still 483 miles away). While most drivers considered 30 miles (48km) a long run, Seppala travelled between 50 miles (80km) and 100 miles (160km) most days. Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. [1]:64[2][3][4], Seppala was born in the Lyngen, Troms og Finnmark, Northern Norway. Leonhard Seppala Was born 14 Sep 1877 in Skibotn, Troms, Norway. Yes. Seppala and his team are crossing the sound when they find themselves stranded on an ice floe, separated from shore by a narrow but formidable strip of sea. Yes. by him on a path that would ultimately lead to the birth of the Seppala Siberian Seppala happily decides to have Togo continue running for him. His tour finished in the State of Maine in 1927 with a challenge race in Seppala crossed the treacherous sea ice of Norton Sound twice to save time, once out to receive the serum and then again on the way back.. This was possibly filmed in Chatanika, Alaska. Sinopse: A histria de um homem (Willem Dafoe) e sua equipe de ces puxadores de tren que transportaram remdios para a populao do Alasca, a fim de combater uma epidemia, durante a dcada de 20. And when I come to the end of the rail, I feel that along with my many friends, Togo will be waiting and I know that everything will be all right.. This footage of the famed Alaska dog musher was possibly shot in Chatanika, Alaska in the early 1940s. Most Popular #186407. Scotty. alongside his sprinting team, keeping pace effortlessly. Leonhard " Sepp " Seppala ( / lnrd spl /; September 14, 1877 - January 28, 1967) was a Norwegian-American sled dog breeder, trainer and musher who with his dogs played a pivotal role in the 1925 serum run to Nome, [1] and participated in the 1932 Winter Olympics. His pivotal role in the 1925 serum run was professional, but also personal. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives. In 1960 the chipper little man flew to Laconia to serve as honorary judge at the World Championships Sled Dog Derby. Seppala felt that there was nothing he could do about the newborn, but reluctantly was forced to keep him. [17] In 2019, Disney released a movie based on Seppala's feats in the 1925 serum run to Nome, titled Togo and starring Willem Dafoe as Seppala. He crossed Norton Sound without incident. Undaunted by the massive storm heading their way and against his wife Constance's ( Julianne Nicholson) better judgement, veteran musher Seppala will push Togo and his entire dog sled team to. Leonhard Seppala. Sound, traveling 340 miles over treacherous sea ice and through blizzard Flying was relatively new at the time and winter flight was still largely untested. Please visit the About section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. [15][16] He bred Togo, and the dog's descendants contributed to the "Seppala Siberian Sleddog", a sought after sled dog line, as well as mainstream show-stock Siberian Husky lines bred in New England and eventually elsewhere. Seppala didn't start out working with dogs, though. Let us simplify it for you, How much does an Alaska summer vacation cost? While none of the mushers lost their lives, several of them succumbed to frostbite, including Charlie Olson and Gunnar Kaasen, who completed the final two legs of the journey. Nome City Cemetery, Nome, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA have gone anywhere without the Poland Spring dogs and the sleddogs of He and his wife lived in Seattle until his death at the age of 89. By Robert Forto, PhD. Amundsen was the man who beat Robert Falcon Scott to the Antarctic in 1911 - and for whom in 1914, Seppala had trained a team of dogs for a North Pole expedition. Book entire boat for your family or group, or opt to bunk with other guests. 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