Take in the legacy of these two men at  the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, located at the intersection of US Highway 83 and ND Highway 200A near Washburn. The site is near where the Expedition wintered in 1804 and 1805. The exhibits focus on the interaction between the explorers and the native peoples. Visitors can hear the music that the explorers enjoyed, try on a buffalo robe and wear a cradle board much like the one used by Sakakawea to carry her baby on the journey. See items from nearly all of the tribes that Lewis and Clark encountered and view Karl Bodmer prints in the Bergquist Art Museum. The gift shop features an extensive Lewis and Clark collection. The center also includes a spacious rest area that is open to the public 24 hours a day. 

While you are in the area, don't forget to stop at the reconstructed Fort Mandan located a mile and a half to the north of the Interpretive Center. The fort served as the winter headquarters of the Corps of Discovery. 

The center is open year round, the hours from Memorial Day through Labor Day are 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. The remainder of the year, the hours are from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission fees are $7.50 for adults, $5 for students in grades kindergarten through college, and pre-school admission is free. For more information, please call (701)462-8535 or toll free (877) 462-8535 or write to North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, PO Box 607, Washburn, ND 58577.

For more information about the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, please click on this hyperlink Lewis & Clark Center Information. For more information about the Karl Bodmer prints, please click on this hyperlink Karl Bodmer Print Information. 

This page was last updated on Monday, February 07, 2005 03:29 PM.