History

Greg Shine

How Floras Lake almost became "the Atlantic City of the Pacific Coast"

In 1908, investors planned – and began building – the community of Pacific City on the lakeside’s cliffs, billing it as “the Atlantic City of the Pacific Coast.”
James Hart

Podcast: Iditarod, the trail you thought you knew.

Iditarod is more than a sled-dog race, it’s a history, a trail, a town — in fact, it’s the only national historic trail in Alaska and the only one like it in the United States!
Maureen Clark

Finding safety in shelter along the Iditarod Trail

You can't reserve them or rent them, but when you need shelter, you're always welcome to use them. They're the humble and always appreciated shelter cabins.
Greg Shine

From slave to landowner: The grit and gumption of Letitia Carson

From slave to Oregon Trail traveler to Black landowner, the story of pioneering Oregon homesteader Letitia Carson is an inspiring one—with a BLM connection.