Kid Alaska

The Nenana Serum Run

Sunday February 28th, 2007 start in Nenana

check website for start time www.serumrun.org

The Serum 25 Run is a long distance dog mushing expedition that commemorates the courageous effort and success of the original Serum Runners, who were responsible for bringing the life saving diphtheria serum to Nome in 1925. The late Col. Norman Vaughan Serum 25 was the Run leader, along with dog mushers and supporting snow machiners. The Serum Run travels the same route taken by the original Serum Runners from Nenana to Nome..

My family took the Alaska Railroad to Nenana in 2004(we dropped a car off the night before to get home). The train conductor was carrying the, vial of diphtheria serum to be presented to the expedition team waiting in Nenana. We weren't aware of this when we decided to make the trip. We were the only people departing in Nenana, and when the doors opened we were shocked by the photographers, reporters, snowmachiners, mushers, dogs, and Col. Norman Vaughn himself. There was a very brief ceremonial passing the vial to Col. Vaughn, and off the mushers went. It was fantastic! The amazing Norman Vaughn passed away in 2005 at the age of 100.

www.serumrun.org for more information.