Fort Mandan, ND The weather warms enough to encourage hunters to go out. They kill a buffalo calf. Little Raven visits the fort, and he is given gifts.
Home on the Plains[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Gifts for Little Raven
a worm Snowey morning . . . . Several Indians Came to day the little Crow, who has proved friendly Came we gave him a handkerchf & 2 files
—William Clark
Hunting
the weather is not as cold as it was Some time past. Some hunters went out & 3 of Stayed out all night, the rest came home. had killed one Small buffalow.
—Joseph Whitehouse
Cold Evening
in the evening the weather became cold and windey, wind from the N W. I am verry unwell the after part of the Daye
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Ther. at rise Weather Wind at rise Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. River 28 above [0] cloudy after snow W. 4 below [0] cloudy N W raise 2 ½ in. —Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Fort Mandan is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation manages a modern reconstruction and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center located at US Hwy 83 and ND Hwy 200A.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. A unit of the National Park System, the site is located at 564 County Road 37, one-half mile north of Stanton, North Dakota. It has exhibits, trails, and a visitor center.
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↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |