Talk:Nome, Alaska
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[edit] Gold on the beaches of Nome
Is there really gold on the beaches of Nome? --Tbbooher 02:44, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Does the Iditarod in fact commemorate the serum run?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iditarod_%28race%29#Criticism_from_animal_rights_groups says "Animal protection activists say that the Iditarod is not a commemoration of the 1925 serum delivery. The race was originally called the Iditarod Trail Seppala Memorial Race in honor of Leonhard Seppala. According to statements made by Iditarod co-founder Dorothy Page, the media perpetuated the false notion that the race was established to honor the drivers and dogs who carried the serum."
It seems to me that some clarification is needed, in both articles, about whether or not the Iditarod really does commemorate the serum run.
Nat 23:19, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Statue[s?] of Balto
Contradiction:
Para. 2 says "A statue of Balto by F.G. Roth stands near the zoo in Central Park, New York City, as does one in downtown Anchorage, Alaska".
The caption of the sled-dog photo in the History section says "Statue in downtown Anchorage of an anonymous sled dog, often mistaken as Balto, the lead sled dog during the last part of the Iditarod serum run."
Which is it?
While we are here, the wording of the Para 2 quote is unclear: it can be read a saying that both statues are by F.G. Roth. Are they?
Nat 23:27, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
