Lewis and Clark didn't bite off more than they could chew when they embarked on their famous expedition. However, they sank ...
FARGO — One of the most challenging, dangerous and significant multiyear expeditions ever assigned to a young man occurred in 1801. That happened when President Thomas Jefferson authorized Meriwether ...
Before setting off on May 14, 1804, to explore and map the recent Louisiana Purchase and find a passable water route west to the Pacific Ocean, Meriwether Lewis stopped in Frederick in April 1803 to ...
Today, we celebrate the 222nd anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the moment when American pioneers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, ...
On Aug. 31, 1803, Meriwether Lewis launched his 50-foot boat about 100 yards downriver from where the David L. Lawrence Convention Center now sits. For people who remember their elementary school ...
Chronology -- Prologue -- "We descended with great velocity" The triumphant return of the Lewis and Clark Expedition -- "All the red men are my children" Lewis and Sheheke's visit to Thomas Jefferson ...
From Kansas City headed west, explore the sites and legacy of Lewis and Clark's historic Corps of Discovery from over two centuries ago. This story was first published in KCUR's Creative Adventure ...
Controversy over Meriwether Lewis' death has descendants and scholars campaigning to exhume his body at his grave site in Tennessee. Connie Ricca / Corbis Captain Meriwether Lewis—William Clark’s ...