A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...

President Donald Trump’s early executive orders called on federal agencies to bolster U.S. mining. President Donald Trump and ...

Camp Menogyn was where Arneson got into canoe tripping. When she was 18, she went on a 50-day paddle journey through Nunavut, ...

The head of Canada's most populous province is taking shots at President-elect Donald Trump over his comments on annexing the ...

A new year means new resolutions, new opportunities and, importantly for travelers, new flights. Hawaii trips are set to get ...

They were old a couple of years back, when they rode snowmobiles from Minnesota to Alaska, a distance of 5,000 miles. They’re older now — 67, 71, and 74 to be exact. And ready again to hop on ...

President-elect Trump wants to annex Canada, Panama and Greenland, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has suggested taking Alaska and Minnesota in response, and now an Iowa senator has proposed the ...

The downside to the Saturday game against the Warriors is UMass’ other Hobey Baker nominee, Aydar Suniev, left the game with ...

The preposterous proposal from Iowa state Sen. Michael Bousselot was revealed at the Land Investment Expo in Des Moines this ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength ...