Registration slots are available for a unique adventure trip offering an exciting outdoor heritage experience for adults and families, emphasizing the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s time in what is now
May 23, 2005 (Press Release) --
BISMARCK – Registration slots are still available for a unique adventure trip the weekend of August 13-14 offering an exciting outdoor heritage experience for adults and families, emphasizing the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s time in what is now North Dakota. This marks the sixth summer the popular event has been offered to those looking to enjoy a “trip of a lifetime” with a friend, spouse or entire family.
Participants in Heritage Outbound: Lewis and Clark Missouri River Adventures in North Dakota will canoe the Knife and Missouri Rivers, hike, explore history and natural history, enjoy art, music and traditional food, and sleep in a tipi under the stars. The trip includes interpreters who specialize in geology, archeology, art, history and oral traditions.
Participants will paddle a 26-foot replica of a voyageur canoe from the fur trade era, retracing the Missouri River experience of Lewis and Clark with the Mandan and Hidatsa as the explorers made their trip through present-day North Dakota. Other activities include camping on the banks of the Missouri River in a tipi, visiting an earthlodge and the village site where Sakakawea lived with the staff at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, hearing about the river’s history, geography and geology from Dr. John Hoganson with the North Dakota Geological Survey, and touring Fort Mandan, the reconstructed post that served as the home for Lewis and Clark during the winter of 1804-05.
Participants will be able to document their journey by using the same writing materials used by members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They will also enjoy meals cooked over a campfire, listen to traditional Hidatsa stories around a campfire, and try their hand at sketching the Missouri River corridor, throwing a tomahawk, riding in a bull boat and navigating the stars after dark. This fun-filled weekend trip will be guided by Birdwoman Missouri River Adventures. Departure from the North Dakota Heritage Center will be Saturday, August 13 at 7 a.m., with a return planned for Sunday, August 14 at 3:30 p.m. Space is limited to 20 participants. Moderate physical activity is required. There will be primitive conditions and facilities. The $250 registration fee covers admission fees, five meals, tipi and sleeping bags, transportation to and from the canoe site, and hands-on activities and trained interpreters.
Sponsors are the State Historical Society of North Dakota, the North Dakota Geological Survey, the North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism Division, the Three Affiliated Tribes Museum in New Town, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan in Washburn, and the National Park Service at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in Stanton.
To register or for more information, call administrative assistant Kiri Stone with the State Historical Society of North Dakota at (701) 328-2799, email at kstone@state.nd.us. or visit the Society’s web site at www.DiscoverND.com/hist .
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Participants in Heritage Outbound: Lewis and Clark Missouri River Adventures in North Dakota will canoe the Knife and Missouri Rivers, hike, explore history and natural history, enjoy art, music and traditional food, and sleep in a tipi under the stars. The trip includes interpreters who specialize in geology, archeology, art, history and oral traditions.
Participants will paddle a 26-foot replica of a voyageur canoe from the fur trade era, retracing the Missouri River experience of Lewis and Clark with the Mandan and Hidatsa as the explorers made their trip through present-day North Dakota. Other activities include camping on the banks of the Missouri River in a tipi, visiting an earthlodge and the village site where Sakakawea lived with the staff at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, hearing about the river’s history, geography and geology from Dr. John Hoganson with the North Dakota Geological Survey, and touring Fort Mandan, the reconstructed post that served as the home for Lewis and Clark during the winter of 1804-05.
Participants will be able to document their journey by using the same writing materials used by members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They will also enjoy meals cooked over a campfire, listen to traditional Hidatsa stories around a campfire, and try their hand at sketching the Missouri River corridor, throwing a tomahawk, riding in a bull boat and navigating the stars after dark. This fun-filled weekend trip will be guided by Birdwoman Missouri River Adventures. Departure from the North Dakota Heritage Center will be Saturday, August 13 at 7 a.m., with a return planned for Sunday, August 14 at 3:30 p.m. Space is limited to 20 participants. Moderate physical activity is required. There will be primitive conditions and facilities. The $250 registration fee covers admission fees, five meals, tipi and sleeping bags, transportation to and from the canoe site, and hands-on activities and trained interpreters.
Sponsors are the State Historical Society of North Dakota, the North Dakota Geological Survey, the North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism Division, the Three Affiliated Tribes Museum in New Town, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan in Washburn, and the National Park Service at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in Stanton.
To register or for more information, call administrative assistant Kiri Stone with the State Historical Society of North Dakota at (701) 328-2799, email at kstone@state.nd.us. or visit the Society’s web site at www.DiscoverND.com/hist .
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