The famous Siberian Husky Balto was the lead sled dog on the final leg of a life-saving journey that brought diphtheria medicine to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. The annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates this historic achievement. This statue of Balto, located in downtown Anchorage, marks the ceremonial start of each year's 1,161-mile Iditarod race.