When the Corps of Discovery arrived at Fort Clatsop, they were desperate for a way to preserve their food. Men were sent to the beach to extract salt from seawater.

An aspect of the Lewis and Clark expedition thats often overlooked is that much of their success hinged largely on the good graces of the various Indigenous people on whose land they were crossing.

ANTHMAI copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature. Contents Expedition underway, May 14-August 24, 1804 - ...

When a mysterious bust of York, the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, appeared on a pedestal on Mount Tabor Park in 2021, it sparked a wave of curiosity, prompting many to dive into ...

On May 14, in 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out with a crew of 30 men on an expedition that would change America, leaving what was then known as Camp Dubois in Illinois on a trek to ...

HARTFORD — On Dec. 12, 1803, three dozen soldiers arrived at the mouth of the Wood River in what is now Hartford and started building a fort. They left a few months later, rowing several boats into ...

A personal diary of the expedition : St. Charles to the River Platte ; The Platte to the Vermillion River ; The Vermillion to Teton River ; Teton River to Fort Mandan ; Among the Mandans ; At Fort ...

Every year, a historical re-enactment group proves that the Lewis and Clark explorers were worth their salt. On Sept. 6 and Sept. 7, the Seaside Museum and Historical Society, assisted by a grant from ...

The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis. The crew traveled more than 8,000 miles over the course of two years after setting out for the Pacific Northwest. Thomas Jefferson sent the ...

Blacksmith Adrian Ortiz from St. Louis demonstrates the craft as it existed in the early 1800s during the Departure event at Lewis and Clark State Historic Site on Saturday, May 10, 2025. HARTFORD — ...