What Wisconsin's favorite cryptid can teach us about folklore. Horns of an ox, the face of a frog, and a sensation that was entirely made up. This is the story of how the Hodag went from folklore ...

It's Native American Heritage Day. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ned Blackhawk, a professor of History and American Studies at Yale, about the history of the day and what it means to observe it.

He took the concept and ran with it, embellishing and burnishing the tale, perhaps even using a water creature from Native American mythology to create the hodag's look.

New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding ...

Two Indigenous sisters opened up their own thrift shop in Fort Worth this year, located on a road with a traumatic history for local Native Americans.

Reporter Art Hackett reveals the Hodag may date back centuries ago. We go in search of a mysterious horned creature just in time for Halloween. The Hodag is a legend in the Rhinelander area which ...

Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - The School District of Rhinelander says the Hodag Dome has been successfully reinflated, and repair work is underway. A specialized crew from Arizon Building Systems is ...

When River Kerstetter was asked about three years ago to help curate an exhibit at the Newberry Library about Native Americans and pop culture called “Native Pop!,” she said getting involved ...

The Hodag’s 131st birthday will be celebrated on Wednesday. The event includes inflatables, music, prizes, face-painting, an obstacle course, and an appearance from the hodag.

Wisconsin shows all kinds of love to the Hodag, which overwhelmingly wins SBLive Sports' contest for best high school mascot in the U.S.

Hodag attendees will bring their voucher stubs to the festival to spin the wheel to learn their color. The wheel will be located in the pavilion. The last day to spin is July 4, 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.