“Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis and Clark” will be on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls through Dec. 4 to share some of the ...

In a daring effort, Lewis and Clark sent five men to the beach to collect seawater for salt production — a 15-to-18-mile trek, now known as the Salt Camp Trail. While daunting by today's ...

Thomas P. Lowry has a blunt way with book titles. His latest, Venereal Disease and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (University of Nebraska Press), adorns a study that is direct and brief, with one ...

Once across the Continental Divide, Lewis and Clark needed experienced guides more than ever to facilitate their journey. The same is true for 21st-century armchair travelers.

On May 14, 1804, the expedition under Clark’s command left Camp Dubois and began their trip up the Missouri River. While they were at Dubois, Shannon learned that his father had died in a snowstorm.

Lewis and Clark's voyage was a trip that had been long in the making. As early as 1801, Jefferson had his eyes on the west. He named Lewis, a loyal, disciplined Army captain who was distantly ...

Following the path of Lewis and Clark’s 1804-1806 expedition and preparatory trips, the trail runs from Pittsburgh to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon.

To that end, the Army this month held a Pentagon launch of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration, complete with a living, breathing link to the expedition: Army Capt. Meriwether A. Sale Jr.

The exhibit's next stop will be Harpers Ferry, W.Va., where Lewis and Clark picked up supplies. It continues for four years through a score of states until it reaches the Pacific, near what is now ...

History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark, 1804-5-6. Reprinted from the Edition of 1814, with Introduction and Index by JAMES K. HOSMER. In two volumes.