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During the timber boom, opportunists turned the remains of old-growth trees into homes and postcard spectacles.

Decades after the Civil War, nostalgia for the 'Lost Cause' took hold in the Northwest. Knute Berger explains how.

People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside.

From cheap power to rugged hiking trails, Franklin D. Roosevelt's government transformed the region.

From Seattle's first woman mayor to skyjacker D.B. Cooper, our special this year is a survey of quirky characters from our past.

A Black family thrived in Seattle in the early 1900s, but growing racism derailed their dreams. Their one-time home tells a story about their struggle and achievements.

From Lassie to Lewis and Clark, local dogs have made their mark.

The younger Curtis brother's photographs shaped how we see the Pacific Northwest.

The 'King of Salads' started appearing on menus of upscale restaurants and hotels in the early 1900s but its origin remains a mystery

The giant logger and his blue ox Babe are the stuff of American folktales. But really, who — or what — was Paul Bunyan?