This article on Jimmy "Kid" Swanson was also posted on OlyBlog in 2006. And the mystery remains. This is a figure in the history ...

A farewell to the original community kitchen used for cooking the bear stew for the McCleary Bear Festival. From 1986 to 1994 I lived in a h...

Here are four historical myths (of varying degrees) about McCleary, Washington.

A short history of the now extinct town of Sine, Washington. I had also posted this in 2006 on OlyBlog under the title The Brief Town of Sin...

One of the better personal narratives I've read about McCleary, Washington's wild history.

This article from the January 1937 issue of Real Detective was too good to pass up. Although I can't seem to find a copy in my files, I...

After publishing this piece, I sent it to several historians in the area and even visited the government archives in Victoria, BC. Later I p...