The Lewis and Clark Trail Today
Blog URL http://lewis-clark-trail.blogspot.com/
Located Great Falls, Montana USA
Tags travel, state-parks, campgrounds, lewis-clark, historic-sites, road-trips, photography, news
News, events, things to do and places to stay along the historic Lewis and Clark Trail.
Latest Blog Posts
- New WebLog on Jul 31, 2009 in history
After doing some traveling along the Lewis and Clark Trail, I decided to try something similar, but much closer to home. I just published the first entry for the new blog, which is called Historical Travels. It should be pretty similar to what I sta...
- Fort Union Trading Post on Jul 17, 2009 in missouri-river north-dakota
In western North Dakota, right before you cross into Montana, the Yellowstone River joins the Missouri River from the south-west. On the journey westward Lewis and Clark passed the Yellowstone by, following Thomas Jefferson's order to follow the Miss...
- Mandan and Hidatsa Earthlodge Villages on Jul 17, 2009 in north-dakota native-americans
In the winter of 1804-1805 the Lewis and Clark Expedition stayed in the Mandan Villages, some of which were occupied by members of the Mandan tribe, and a couple by Hidatsas. The Mandan Villages were on the Missouri River, somewhat upstream from toda...
- God is Great, Beer is Good, People are Crazy on Jul 16, 2009 in missouri-river
If you're from North Dakota, then turning on the radio and hearing a song with this title wouldn't surprise you in the least, but for someone from the Northeast it's a bit of an experience.I started the day in South Sioux City, IA. I wanted to see th...
- Road Trip - Westbound - Fort Atkinson State Historical Park on Jul 15, 2009 in missouri-river historic-sites
On August 3, 1804, Lewis and Clark had their first council with native chiefs on a bluff overlooking the western bank of the Missouri River. For that reason the site was called "Council Bluffs". Present-day Council Bluffs uses that name, but it was...
- Road Trip - Westbound - Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitors Center on Jul 15, 2009 in missouri-river lewis-clark
Between Kansas City and Sioux City, IA, the course of the Missouri River runs north-south. Following the Missouri any distance by road means taking I-29, which is right next to the eastern bank of that stretch of the river. I've had to cross from one...
- Road Trip - Westbound - Fort Osage National Historic Landmark on Jul 14, 2009 in missouri-river missouri
I wrote about the history in The Treaty of Fort Clark, so I'll just talk about the visit now.After visiting the Village of Arrow Rock, I followed the lady's advice (referring to the GPS navigator) and took Route 24 westward to Fort Osage National His...
