Keepers of the Story, Stewards of the Trail SM
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis and Clark
A traveling exhibit from the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
This traveling exhibit—available to libraries, museums, and visitor centers everywhere—uses large-scale reproductions of historic maps, photos, and explanatory text to show how America looked before the journey of Lewis and Clark, and what it looked like after.
Photo by Norman Anderson
White Cliffs Canoe Trip
Paddling and Glamping, 12 to 16 July 2021
Cost: $1,500 (members), $1,600 (nonmembers)
Meals, canoe and camping gear, historical interpretation included
Reservations due 31 May 2021, 406-454-1234 or info@lewisandclark.org.
Back By Popular Demand! The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (LCTHF), Portage Route Chapter, and Montana River Outfitters proudly offers this trip through the White Cliffs along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail! Includes nightly tent set up and breakdown, cot with air mattress, and three delicious meals prepared for you while you and your friends, old and new, paddle, hike, explore, read the historic journals around a campfire, and enjoy pristine vistas as seen by Lewis and Clark. A Lewis and Clark Honor Guard member will also join us to provide interpretation of the expedition and various demonstrations.
The canoe trip is from Monday July 12 to Wednesday July 14. On Thursday July 15, we will spend a half day at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, and then travel to the First Peoples Buffalo Jump. On Friday July 16, we will meet Larry Epstein at the Two Medicine Fight Site for a narrated tour you won’t want to miss! Transportation for the canoe trip and the field trips is included. A $500 non-refundable deposit is due with RSVP by May 31, 2021; the balance is due June 15, 2021. There will be limited availability so call today to reserve your spot! You will receive a tax-deductible donation receipt from the LCTHF for a portion of this trip.
Photo by Kris Townsend
Photo Contest
Rules and entry forms coming 5 January.
Open to non-professional photographers only. The categories for the contest are: Landscapes; People on the Trail; Historic Lewis and Clark Sites; Public Lewis and Clark Art; and Flora and Fauna. Winners will be announced in June 2021.
Clarkston Trailhead 2021!
11 to 13 September 2021
Annual Meeting in Clarkston, WA and online.
Optional Lolo Caravan: 13–16 September
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Photo by Mark Jordan
Virtual Events
The Wyandot Nation and Native American Experience
Deb Goodrich presents Legacy of Pawhuska & White Plume
Holly and Kristen Zane present History of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas
Sunday, 31 January 2021, 4:00 p.m. Central
Zoom registration and details
Winter Storytelling at Travelers' Rest
Celebrate the Salish tradition of sharing stories during the long, dark winter.
Saturdays, 10:30 Mountain between 9 January and 6 March 2021.
Zoom schedule and registration
Old John, the Spider Skillet, and Lewis & Clark
by Melissa Darby.
6 February 2021, 1:00 p.m. Pacific. Contact the Oregon Chapter for Zoom meeting details.
Archived Virtual Events
See the Riverbend Chapter YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/77VMAQyEJEk.
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Your membership or donation supports the work we do and you also will receive a subscription to our prestigious journal, We Proceeded On.
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Calendar of Events
Find a Lewis and Clark event near you. Non-members are welcome.
William P. Sherman Library and Archives
The Sherman Library includes more than 3,000 rare and modern books, pamphlets, journals and ephemera. The archive contains the papers of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, research materials gathered by scholars, and genealogical information on each of the Corps of Discovery members. View our online catalogs.
Grant Programs
We administer a variety of grant programs that help organizations promote or protect the Lewis and Clark trail.
Discover Lewis & Clark
Our educational website provides the most comprehensive Lewis and Clark information on the web!
We Proceeded Online!
We Proceeded On, is our quarterly journal. Its name derives from a phrase that appears repeatedly in the collective journals of the expedition. All issues one year or older are online along with with bonus content.
Proceed Online
Travel the Trail
Plan your next adventure along the historic Lewis and Clark trail. Our travel pages include an interactive map and sites compiled region.
Travel PagesExplore the Ohio River
The Ohio River is now part of the National Historic Trail. This PDF brochure shows you the sites visited by Lewis and Clark on their journey between Pittsburgh and St. Louis in the fall of 1803.
Find a Chapter
We have chapters throughout the United States, and each one specializes in connecting you with the Lewis and Clark story in its geographic area.