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Prospectors headed to the 1897 gold rush in Alaska had to bring tons of provisions with them. Some imagined the possibility of airships carrying freight and gold back and forth to the Klondike, and suddenly, airships were being "seen" all over the world.

Wealthy English aristocrat and musician Sir Thomas Beecham came to Seattle during WWII to be the Seattle Symphony's conductor for two years. Outspoken and fiery in temperament, he made a statement about Seattle's artistic life that stings citizens even today.

Seattle World's Fair organizers desperately wanted President John F. Kennedy to visit. He couldn’t, but he did glimpse the site.

In 1919, during an Armistice Day parade, a gun battle between Wobblies and the American Legion left five men dead.

Tiny compared to other oysters, the Olympia was for decades raked out of Washington's beds by the ton, to feeding hungry gold diggers in California and Northwestern lumbermen.

George Bush, a free black man, settled what is now known as Tumwater in 1850.

How a race between rival crews brought Native and UW paddlers closer to the sport — and each other.

"You've got to be a little mad to live in this place." Mossback looks back at his favorite episodes and all the reasons we love living in the Northwest. Online now.

The ramps to an imagined expressway were built during freeway frenzy in the 1960s. Now, all but one are coming down.

Host Knute Berger mines the Pacific Northwest’s historical and cultural nuggets. This season's Mossback Special reintroduces viewers to the history of our region-defining Columbia River. From gigantic floods to thousands of shipwrecks to the bucolic lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains where the journey of the Columbia

A look back on the very best of Mossback's Northwest.

Fifty years ago, Seattle was in the middle of a major economic crisis, the "Boeing Recession." Despite setbacks, the city made major progress in shaping the city we know today. We've faced tough times before the current pandemic and economic downturn and each time, the people

In this 30-minute Mossback’s Northwest special, celebrate the stories and myths of our waterways. Nothing helps define the coastal Pacific Northwest more than the wet. From rainforests to the Salish Sea, the Pacific to Puget Sound, we take a tour of watery episodes in our history.

Hear from Mossback himself about what this new season has in store and get a behind the scenes peek at the making to the series. Join us for this virtual event.

The 2022 Mossback Special revisits the iconic and determined people of our history, the folks who did it when it “couldn't be done” — like the Smith family, who built the Smith Tower, and Bertha Knight, our first female mayor. The Pacific Northwest has always been a home for

Mossback himself, Knute Berger, hosts a two-hour celebration of the The Very Best of Mossback’s Northwest. Join Knute and series producer Stephen Hegg as they look back at some of the most memorable episodes from the first six seasons of the show. And get a sneak preview of the

Just because you've done a history segment doesn't mean the story is over! Join host Knute Berger as he answers reader mail, uncovers new details from the past and offers commentary about the region's most intriguing stories.

Mossback's Northwest explores our region's wild past in new special, Northwest Wild Times. Many people consider the Northwest a natural refuge, a place we can escape to enjoy recreation and inspiration in the wilds. Yet while we love the outdoors, the wilds have their own history.