North Dakota – West

MEDORA, THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK AND BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA DISCOVERY TRAIL In April 1805 after wintering with the Mandan tribe, Lewis and Clark were eager to head west. The Corps of Discovery set out in canoes and pirogues in present-day North Dakota to their...

Central & East North Dakota

Bismarck & Fort Mandan A NORTH DAKOTA DISCOVERY TRAIL On November 3, 1804- Men of the Corps of Discovery began building Fort Mandan seven miles below the mouth of the Knife River on the north side of the Missouri (present-day Washburn, North Dakota), directly...

Illinois Tour 1

Illinois’ Great Rivers Area Tour ILLINOIS AUTO TOUR 1 The communities, state parks and historic sites included in this tour offer a “great get-away vacation” to some of the most scenic and historic places in Illinois and the Midwest. This is where the Lewis and Clark...

Illinois Tour 2

Illinois Ohio River Valley Tour ILLINOIS AUTO TOUR 2 Lewis and Clark marveled at the beauty as the went down the Ohio River to Fort Massac and Cairo before going up the Mississippi River to Fort Kaskasia and on to present-day Hartford where they would winter at Wood...

Illinois Tour 3

Illinois Frontier Tour ILLINOIS AUTO TOUR 3 Illinois’ historic Fort Kaskaskia and Camp River Dubois at the mouth of the Wood River on the Mississippi were critical to the success of the Lewis and Clark and Corps of Discovery expedition. They were the foundation upon...

Kansas Tour 1

Kansas City KS, Leavenworth,Atchison, Manhattan & Overland Park Tour KANSAS AUTO TOUR 1 Explore the Lewis and Clark Trail region in Kansas and discovery fun cities, great attractions and friendly people! This is where the Corps rested and celebrated after...