The remarkable journey of the Columbia River starts at a modest lake in remote British Columbia.

George Francis Train, self-dubbed ”The Psycho,” ignited media fervor by circling the globe in 67 days in an effort to make the city a household name.

Since 1792, an estimated 2,000 ships have sunk at the treacherous spot where the Columbia River meets the ocean.

This trilogy of terrifying and true Northwest tales includes a corpse that turned to soap and shoes that washed ashore with feet still inside.

Alison Mariella Désir and Knute Berger talk about the complex legacy of Catherine Montgomery, often called “the mother of the Pacific Crest Trail.”

“The Ancient One,” some of the oldest remains discovered in North America, provided DNA proof of Indigenous peoples’ deep connection to the river.
 

Before GPS, gas stations or even paved roads, car pioneers ventured into the wilderness, road-tripping as far as San Francisco.

Glaciers and lava reshaped the 17-million-year-old body of water long before the Grand Coulee Dam. Nick Zentner from Nick on the Rocks explains.

A century ago, Seattle’s first female principal, Adelaide Lowry Pollock, spread the gospel of birds and good citizenship to a generation of schoolkids.

You’ve heard of Rosie the Riveter, but how about Rosie the Logger? During both world wars, the Northwest brought working women to the woods.