by admin | Oct 13, 2023 | Lewisand and Clark Return 2023 Series
September 18, 1806, The Return – Lamine River, MO: The main party catches up to the hunters near the Grand River and find that they had killed nothing. The men declare they can live on pawpaw fruit until they reach the first white settlement 150 river...
by admin | Oct 13, 2023 | Lewisand and Clark Return 2023 Series
September 16th, 1806, The Return: The crew pressed on, it was an excessively warm and disagreeable day. Young trader, Joesph Robidoux IV met the crew, and his hunting license was requested for review. “at 11 AM we met young Mr. Robidoux with a...
by admin | Oct 13, 2023 | Lewisand and Clark Return 2023 Series
September 11, 1806, The Return: The meat was checked, and was about 2 days past spoiled, so it was thrown out. Everyone was hungry, so the group stopped near the Nodaway River in the valley. Only 2 deer were killed, but grapes and pawpaws were found too and...
by admin | Oct 13, 2023 | Lewisand and Clark Return 2023 Series
September 10, 1806, Wednesday: The Return crew encountered Alexander La Fass and three french men from St. Louis in a small perogue, after an early morning and a good head start on the river, who were on their way to trade with the Pawnee at the Platte River....
by admin | Oct 13, 2023 | Lewisand and Clark Return 2023 Series
September 7, 1806, south of Blair, NE, The group camped at a trading post previously used and built by James McKay, who had traveled this route before, made a map and sent his map to Thomas Jefferson & Meriwether Lewis in 1803. Map picture shown. The Lewis...
