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Discovery

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To boldly Examine Where Others have gone before

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  • Discovery August 17, 2006 – Tour Day 14

    Posted on Tuesday December 9th, 2008 at 10:53

    Itinerary At the site of present day Sacajawea State Park (the spelling varies, depending upon what state you are in!) the Corps of Discovery met with local inhabitants, and as they had so many times before, made ceremonial presentations and speeches...

  • Discovery August 16, 2006 – Tour Day 13

    Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 12:30

    Itinerary Traveling the Lolo Trail will be far more pleasant for us than for the Corps, which suffered greatly from cold and hunger along this extraordinarily beautiful passage. Our local guide will help us to understand the chronology as we tr...

  • Discovery August 15, 2006 – Tour Day 12

    Posted on Friday December 5th, 2008 at 17:46 in discover places

    Itinerary Our first stop this morning is to historic Fort Benton, a bustling nineteenth century river port, and the highest point on the river served by steamboats. Montana’s famous cowboy artist, Charlie Russell, wasn’t on the scene when ou...

  • Discovery August 14, 2006 – Tour Day 11

    Posted on Thursday December 4th, 2008 at 10:07 in discover places

    Itinerary On this morning’s agenda is a visit to Missouri River Headwaters State Park where Lewis & Clark discovered (and named) the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin Rivers. After our picnic lunch, it’s on to the Gates o...

  • Discovery August 13, 2006 – Tour Day 10

    Posted on Tuesday December 2nd, 2008 at 23:40 in discover places

    Itinerary Another eventful day begins with a tour of the beautifully restored Fort Union. Established by John Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company, Fort Union was the most important fur trading post on the Missouri River between 1822 and 1867. Ne...

  • Discovery August 12, 2006 – Tour Day 9

    Posted on Saturday November 29th, 2008 at 22:20 in discover places

    Itinerary Today we visit the site where the Corps of Discovery wintered under the watchful eyes of the Mandans and Hidatsas. We’ll visit the Fort Mandan replica and the new Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center which features a complete se...

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This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

beanfair

4 stars Bean Fairbanks

This blog provides very detailed information about traveling the Lewis and Clark trail. The author provides excellent information about the history and preparation to fully appreciate the significance of this journey.

Posted: June 14th, 2008 | More Reviews From beanfair | Report This Comment

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