Winter Camp, Wood River, Illinois
The day brings snow as a road is made from the camp site to the prairie. An Indian brings meat, and the hunters kill several grouse.
Woods at Camp River Dubois
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission.
Cutting a Road
I cut a road to the prairey 2490 yards East Comminc the Cabins one Indian Came with meat, 2 [men?] Pass to dy hunters [k]illed Some grouse Snow
—William Clark
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.