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Experience The Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail This June

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June 8, 2017

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail staff invites you to #FindYourTrail in June along the 3,700-mile route, with more than 100 sites along the way. Many diverse groups -- federal, tribal, state and local agencies, and public and private organizations -- work together to provide opportunities for visitors to experience and learn about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Here are some events happening along the trail in June:

Bitter Root Day Celebration

Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ravalli County Museum, Hamilton, Montana

The 37th annual Bitter Root Day Celebration will feature traditional dancers and drummers, a Salish history and cultural display, raffle, jerky competition, recycled-craft contest, and free children’s educational activities. 

Summer Speakers Series

Saturday, June 10, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center, Omaha, Nebraska

The Saturday Speaker Series begins with Marlene Rivero. Ms. Rivero's one-woman show uses period dress and includes solo performances of period slave songs. Her original interpretation of the story of York (the slave of William Clark) is through the eyes of his slave mother. York was a member of the Corps of Discovery. The youth program is 11 a.m. to noon, and an all-ages program is at 3 to 4 p.m.

Fort Walla Walla Days

Saturday-Sunday, June 10-11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Walla Walla Museum, Walla Walla, Washington

The museum's annual two-day event celebrates history with re-enactors from several time periods, special exhibits, demonstrations, and more. Lewis and Clark re-enactors with a tent encampment are among the many expected to attend.

Living History Corps Re-Enactors

Sunday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, Nebraska City, Nebraska

This unit portrays the soldiers and engagees of the expedition and demonstrates the duties, skills, and way of life during the journey in 1804-1806. Tomahawk throwing, blacksmithing, musket shooting, hide scraping, and more are on the schedule. Kids can dress up in look-alike uniforms for our great photo opportunities.

Fort Union Rendezvous

Thursday-Sunday, June 15-18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Williston, North Dakota

The 19th Century Fur Trade Fair includes a variety of period arts, crafts, and music. Participate in the upper Missouri's finest fur trade fair at one of the West's most imposing historic sites.

Lewis and Clark Adventure Challenge for Kids

Saturday, June 17, 9 to 11 a.m., Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Great Falls, Montana

The event includes an opportunity for participants to toss bean bags at near-lifesize cutouts of bison and grizzly bears, fish for native species at Giant Springs, flush prairie dogs from their burrows with copious amounts of water, and bead a necklace, complete with a Jefferson Peace Medal as a souvenir. The entire event will encompass a 1.2-mile course between the Interpretive Center and Giant Springs State Park, giving families a chance to enjoy both facilities and parts of the River’s Edge Trail.

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge Eco-Blitz

Saturday, June 17, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, Washington

Get your hands dirty and contribute to the Portland-Vancouver Area Species Inventory. Scientists, experts, families, and community members will document the different plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms that live at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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