2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 41: the falls we saw along the Missouri River
One afternoon while staying in Fort Benton, we drove south toward the city of Great Falls to experience the 5 falls on the Missouri River that the Corps of Discovery...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 40: looking for the falls, portage on the prairie, and walking around the falls
This post and the next two posts introduce us to the second spot the Mandan and Hidatsa told Lewis and Clark to look for to make sure they were still...
2026 beyond Lewis & Clark trip – part 39: Fort Benton’s really interesting history
Fort Benton was established in 1846, and by 1860 had developed into a hub for trade and travel since it was the last destination for steamboat travel on the Missouri...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 38: Fort Benton along the Missouri Breaks
While the Corps of Discovery passed by what we know of as Fort Benton before they came to the Great Falls that the Mandan had warned them about, much of...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 37: the Missouri Breaks and Lewis and Clark’s first decision point
We’re starting into an area along the Missouri River called the Breaks. It took me a long time to figure out what that term meant. Finally a national park ranger...