ne-hundred seventy-one years ago, the small island of Bonopoti in Lake County was still a haven for the people who had lived here for centuries: the Pomo. It was where many people gathered to fish, ...

Welcome to the island, please enjoy your stay. Just don't ask too many questions.

Thomas Hart Benton (left) and Charles Lucas clashed in a fatal duel on Bloody Island on Sept. 27, 1817. “I can forgive you. I do forgive you.” Those were the last recorded words of Charles Lucas, 25, ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Bloody Island, a sandbar in the Mississippi River, was a popular site for deadly duels ...