This sign marks the start of the infamous 2,300-mile system of trails that connected Seward to Nome. The trail was used by the famous sled dogs, Togo and Balto, to bring a serum to Nome before the inhabitants were wiped out by a diphtheria epidemic. Today, that heroic run is commemorated by the now-famous 1,049-mile Iditarod sled dog race. The start of the event is in Anchorage, not Seward, but it covers a part of the historic trail….
