Twin Beacons of the Oregon Coast: An Epic Tale

In the summer of 1902, escaped convict Harry Tracy sparked one of the largest manhunts in Pacific Northwest history after breaking out of the Oregon State Penitentiary in a violent escape. Moving thro...

18 Jun 27min

What happened to DeOrr Kunz Jr.?In July of 2015, a two-year-old boy vanished from Timber Creek Campground outside Leadore, Idaho and was never seen again.Search crews combed the Idaho wilderness for d...

11 Jun 58min

For the final episode of The Long Road to Oregon, we’re taking a step back.After following the trail through its stories, its people, and everything it carried with it, this episode is a reflection—on...

30 Mai 30min

For the final episode of The Long Road to Oregon, we step back from the trail itself and look at what was left behind.Not just the miles traveled—but the lives changed along the way. The families who ...

29 Mai 7min

The journey beyond the trail with the Denny Party—families who didn’t stop in Oregon, but continued north in search of something more.From a difficult landing at Alki Point to the first uncertain days...

28 Mai 10min

For this episode of The Long Road to Oregon, we’re looking at a version of the trail many of us remember a little differently.Before the research, before the real stories—for a lot of us, it started w...

25 Mai 13min

For this episode of The Long Road to Oregon, we follow one of the most infamous stories of the overland journey—the Donner Party.What began as a hopeful crossing turned into a fight for survival in th...

22 Mai 23min

For the next episode of The Long Road to Oregon, we follow the story of the Whitman Mission—a place many emigrants passed through at the end of the trail, and where rising tension, disease, and cultur...

20 Mai 11min