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Sioux City, Iowa, is on the eastern side of the Missouri River just as it starts its inland curve through South Dakota and then to Bismark, ND, where the expedition […]
Travel With Us — At Your Pace
We’re a couple in our 70’s who love to travel and find new and interesting places. Come with us and experience places you may have visited, places you never knew existed, and places you’d love to go to, At Your Pace.
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We drove north to Bismark, ND, for the 4th of July and the Corps of Discovery’s winter of 1804-1805 at Fort Mandan. A number of posts will show you what the fort looked like and we’ll learn about their time here, as well as learn about the Mandan Natives who helped them survive and then plan for the rest of the Corps’ trip.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Before Lewis took off, President Jefferson gave him detailed instructions to seek out, meet with, and learn from the American Indian nations along the journey. On July 28, 1804, the […]
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Debra Stewart
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I did not realize his (JD) home was intact after Katrina.
I learn a lot from you.
Thank you.
Stay warm.
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Rob
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Does that map mean you have never been to Nebraska or Idaho?!? Praying for safe travels…
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