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Birthday CakeDid You Know?
Today St. Charles, Missouri is one of the fastest growing urban areas in Missouri. Each year the community of St. Charles celebrates Lewis and Clark Days in May. Encourage parents to visit historic St. Charles with their children.

 

FirecrackerClassroom Activity #4
Have students share their families' July 4th celebrations. Then compare them with Lewis and Clark's celebration.

 

BerriesClassroom Activity #5
On August 1, 1804 William Clark celebrated his birthday. He ate venison, elk and beavertail for dinner and cherries, plums, raspberries, currants, and grapes for dessert. Have students compare Captain Clark's birthday dinner to their own. If they were on the expedition and had a birthday, what would they eat?

 

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