“Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie,” wrote Willa Cather, author of “O Pioneers!,” the saga of early westward struggles and the kind of character it took to ...

Discover the fascinating creatures of Native American folklore! From the elusive Wendigo to the powerful Thunderbird, this video explores the legendary beings that have shaped and inspired Native ...

HELENA, Mont. — Ceremonies and celebrations are planned Wednesday near the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park to mark the recent birth of a white buffalo calf in the park, a spiritually ...

The tiny native oysters of San Francisco Bay managed to outlive the Gold Rush, bay-shore development and decades of punishing pollution. New research shows they have a fighting chance to survive ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — American pioneers John Allen and Elisha Rumsey stumbled upon lands already inhabited when they founded Ann Arbor 200 years ago, buying hundreds of acres from the federal government at ...