2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 29: the Corps of Discovery at Fort Mandan
As well as showing us a replica of Fort Mandan that the Corps of Discovery had built for their 5-month winter stay close to the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes and...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 28: the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes kept the expedition alive, helped them plan their trip west, and introduced them to Sakakawea
While walking through the interpretive center, we learned so much about the Lewis & Clark expedition and how they made it through the winter, as well as learned about the...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 27: Fort Mandan
Toward the end of October, the expedition reached the Mandan and Hidatsa earthlodge villages near where we are today. The Mandan people lived along the Missouri River, and the Hidatsa...
2026 Lewis & Clark side trip – part 26: Bismark and Mandan’s 4th of July celebrations, our campground, another museum
When Barney was planning our trip, he realized that we’d be spending the 4th of July in the Bismark/Mandan cities that are separated by the Missouri River. Since the expedition...
2026 beyond Lewis & Clark trip – part 22: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s early life in South Dakota
This post and the next one take us back in time to when Laura Ingalls Wilder lived as a child, had her first teaching position, met a beau and enjoyed...