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...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 19: farther north along the Missouri River
As we were driving a back road along the Missouri River toward Sioux City, we saw a scenic overview sign. We’re always ready for a stop when we see such...
2026 the Lewis & Clark trip – part 18: Missouri River Basin’s additional look at the trip
We’ve shown you pictures from this museum around Omaha a couple of times: replicas of Camp Dubois (or Camp Wood), and the keelboat that they took north on the Missouri...
2026 beyond the Lewis & Clark trip – part 17: Council Bluffs and the transcontinental railroad
Remember in part 14 that I mentioned that we’d have some more information about the first transcontinental railroad? I thought I’d have a picture of the monument that honored the...