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Mossback's Northwest: Seattle's role in polar exploration
Norwegian Roald Amundsen was perhaps the greatest star of the so-called 'golden age' of Arctic expedition — and he used Seattle as a base camp.
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How Washington gave the world flying saucers and 'men in black'
On this episode of Mossback's Northwest [https://crosscut.com/mossbacks-northwest], a look at what happened on June 24, 1947, when a pilot flew near Mount Rainier.
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Mossback's Northwest: Before the Kraken, what lurked in the Salish Sea?
Area waters have a history of monster sightings, many of them way stranger than Bigfoot.
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Mossback's Northwest: The amazing Seattle legacy of the Cayton-Revels family
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.
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Mossback's Northwest: One-of-a kind characters from PNW's past
From Seattle's first woman mayor to skyjacker D.B. Cooper, our special this year is a survey of quirky characters from our past.