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 Lewis & Clark trip – part 25: Native people in this area, Camp Pleasant, typical menu, expedition flag, our campsite
The rest stop outside of Chamberlain, SD, had this statue in the grassy area with picnic tables. She brings honor to the tribes in this area. Inside the rest stop...
2026 Lewis & Clark side trip – part 24: Sioux Falls has its own Niagara Falls
We had a few days to fill before we went to Bismark, ND, so the first place we went to was Sioux Falls, SD, to check out the falls there....
2026 beyond Lewis & Clark trip – part 23: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s later life in South Dakota
This post and the previous 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...