Harry Allen was an outlaw of a different sort.

Today we fight it, but generations ago the city thrived on it.

'Lesser Seattle' wanted to keep the city free of pretension — and Californians.

This ancient shipwreck may have caused the first-ever contact between Europeans and Northwest indigenous peoples. 

The story of the famed American writer's only visit to the Pacific Northwest.

The best from longtime Crosscut columnist Knute Berger, including a bonus video of his best moments on Mossback's Northwest.

Getting around was as easy as remembering that "Jesus Christ made Seattle under protest."

A mix of bold invention and international influence, this menu is perfect for those hungry for history.

"I'd rather be in hell, than on the chain gang." 

Video: Three instances where visions of the future ran up against the Seattle Process.

Mossback explores Burke Museum and asks: What can cougar remains tell us about attacks, past and present? 

Mossback finds the answer in an epic geologic journey with Nick Zentner (aka Nick on the Rocks).

Mossback attended the Sky River Rock Festival when he was 14 — and he still has the tickets to prove it.

Mossback dives into the Burke Museum's paleobotany collection to find out what Washington used to look like.