On Mother's Day weekend, take part in a Lewis & Clark 5K virtual run, a fundraiser for the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. The event is open to LCTHF members and non-members. You can participate any time between Friday, May 7, and Sunday, May 9. A 5K is 3.1 miles. Compete in any manner you are most comfortable with. Rather walk than run? Same for biking, kayaking, canoeing, roller blading or any other outdoor activity. The 5K will not be judged solely on how fast one can complete the distance, but also how much Lewis and Clark spirit, enthusiasm, and creativity you can bring to the task. The goal is to get outside, enjoy the outdoors, and share a little about the trail with those around you. So get together a group of your Lewis and Clark friends and your family members and hit the trails, sidewalks, tracks, streams or lakes. As part of the event, you are invite you to join in virtually for morning Zoom stretches, afternoon programs, and a short thank you celebration at the end. There is a $20 registration fee that supports the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Click here for info and to register: Virtual 5K.

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Watch this video to learn about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the watercraft of western exploration and exploitation from the 1790s to 1840s. The talk was given by Lewis and Clark expert John Fisher. John’s talk aired on Zoom on March 21, 2021, and was hosted by the Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trial Heritage Foundation. To learn more about the nonprofit organization: lewisandclark.org. Introductions in the video were given by Dan Sturdevant and Yvonne Kean of the Riverbend Chapter. To find out about future monthly Zoom talks, please send an email to garykimsey55@gmail.com. Click this link to watch the video: https://youtu.be/AqR0b6nrYZM

Read this article to find out about Lewis and Clark's time in the Kansas City area. Interviewed: Dan Sturdevant, chairperson of the Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Click here to read...

Learn how the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition celebrated Christmas in 1803, 1804 and 1805 as they explored America. The presenters are Barb Kubik and Jerry Garrett, prominent members of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (LCTHF). Recorded on Dec. 6, 2020, this video is one of a series of Lewis and Clark Zoom talks hosted by the Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter of the Land Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Click here to view the video: https://youtu.be/77VMAQyEJEk

In late 1805, the Lewis and Clark explorers conducted what is believed to be the first inclusive election by Americans in the West. Voters included an African-American slave named York and a young Shoshone woman, Sacagawea. In this easy-to-read 550-word essay, Lewis and Clark experts Philippa Newfield and Dr. Jay Buckley describe how this election foretold the universal suffrage it would take our country more than a century to achieve. Click on this link: The First Inclusive Election...

September issue: The Orderly Report 

This is a great issue. Among the many informative articles: Glen Kirkpatrick's story on how he became hooked on Lewis and Clark; the saving of Tower Rock; and tasting your way into Lewis and Clark history. The Orderly Report.

For those of you who attended the August 3-5 52^nd annual meeting of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (and for those of you who are curious), Kris Townsend, the foundation’s webmaster, created a special edition of the Discovering Lewis & Clark home page—see the screenshot below. It features 16 articles with more information about topics presented and questions asked during the meeting. The meeting was a fun and educational three days. Click on this link---lewis-clark.org-—to go to Discovering Lewis & Clark.

The National Park service recently honored five members of the Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter for their volunteer work on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Read the story...