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LEWIS AND CLARK and 
MISSOURI RIVER HISTORY

Using the 1804 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial and the river's history as a foundation, we are building a broad base of support for sustainable economic development based on eco-tourism, river recreation, and environmental education and improvement, in Missouri River communities. Our goal is a lasting legacy of sustainable tourism that will help preserve the heritage of local river communities, enhance the environment and balance these new opportunities with existing economic endeavors (such as farming and navigation) to support river towns in the Missouri River basin.

 

Drive Missouri's Historic River Country!
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OUR LEWIS & CLARK EXPLORATION OUTPOST
Exploration Outpost Collage
 

Step Back in Time.

Reconnect to the Missouri River - and to Missouri's cultural heritage - with the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exploration Outpost. The Outpost includes:

  • Knowledgeable re-enactors dressed in period clothing ready to answer your questions
  • Maps of the Missouri River - then and now - with the routes of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, historic trade route information and Missouri River history
  • Animal pelts to touch and feel, exhibits about habitat and water quality on the Missouri River
  • Native American games in which to participate and hands-on educational activities: build your own Tepee, write with a quill pen or make a peace medallion!
  • Recreational uses of the Missouri River
  • Exhibits about the Native American, female and African-American contributions to the success of the expedition
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition memorabilia for sale
  • Test your knowledge at our Lewis and Clark Expedition Trivia Board!

2003-2004 Project Year Accomplishments

OVERVIEW: The 2003-4 Missouri Lewis & Clark
Bicentennial AmeriCorps Project

Sponsored by the Missouri River Communities Network, this project was funded by a grant from the Missouri Community Service Commission. AmeriCorps members assisted river communities in commemorating the Lewis & Clark's Bicentennial and made educational presentations to schools and community groups. The projects objectives were to:

  • Educate citizens about the history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in Missouri
  • Educate citizens about the history of the Missouri River
  • Help Missouri River communities plan and implement Lewis and Clark Commemoration activities and prepare for the visitors
  • Help improve infrastructure and services for recreational boaters on the Missouri River
  • Increase people's understanding of the value of, and the methods for, improving water quality in the Missouri River and its tributaries
  • Help Missouri citizens participate as volunteers in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration activities

The 2004 Missouri Bicentennial Commemoration 
Lewis & Clark Exploration Outpost is completed!

Congratulations and thank you to all of the AmeriCorps Members who worked hard to make this a successful undertaking. As a group, we set up the Exploration Outpost for 21 events, from St. Louis' Forest Park to the Rockport KOA Campground in northwest Missouri. We also provided interpretation, educational information and literature to thousands of citizens across the state.

For the complete results of the 2003-4 Project, please click here!
 

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