• photo of a replica keelboat with a crew member on the bow at sunset

    Lewis & Clark

    National Historic Trail ID,IL,IA,KS,MO,MT,NE,ND,OR,SD,WA

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two volunteers at Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail headquarters sharing an otter fur as a teaching tool

Volunteer Ken Schlueter shares an otter fur at Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters in Omaha, NE

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Welcome the to the February 2013 edition of The Trail Companion. In this edition you will find stories regarding:

  • From the Superintendent
  • People News
  • Volunteers Count!
  • Visitor Center Spotlight- The Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
  • Little Known Facts by Dr. H. Carl Camp: President Jefferson Vetoes Lewis's Risky Excursion
  • Partnerships for the Future
  • The Trailhead: What is SUP?

Did You Know?

Tools of scienc

Jefferson expected the Expedition to learn about the people, plants and animals of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. None of the men of the Expedition was a trained scientist, but fulfilling Jefferson’s instructions required skills in cartography, ethnography, botany, zoology, and meteorology.