Day 3
1964, the Plan: Duluth, MN to Winnipeg, Manitoba (MB)
1964, the Actuality: Kent reported via postcard a last minute change to go to Bismarck, ND. So on Sunday, July 19, the Explorer Scouts traveled from St Paul, MN to Donnybrook, ND.
Friday, June 16, 2017
We departed from Monticello, MN to head to Minot, ND (another hotel because pulling off to the side of the road to camp in Donnybrook is no longer allowed). We followed I-94 to Bismarck, ND.
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Keelboat Park: Multiple sources describe these sculptures
as being of Lewis and Clark, and Sakakawea (the ND spelling) |
During the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804-1806), it was in this area where the two "explorers" first met Sakagawea (the North Dakota official spelling is Sakakawea) who was to become the interpreter for the journey.
In 1999, Kent's parents took a trip that followed most of the route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
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Tamiko in the replica keelboat built by Butch
"Mr Keelboat" Bouvier of Onawa, Iowa; this was the
type of boat used by the Lewis & Clark Expedition (KSS) |
Kent's parents saw the replica keelboat built by Mr Bouvier at the Lewis and Clark State Park in Onawa, Iowa.
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| Kent with the keel of the keelboat |
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Keelboat Park: Thunderbirds, a sculpture of four heads facing four
directions representing four archetypal Thunderbird myths from four
geographic regions in the United States; the sculpture was created by
student artists from the United Tribes Technical College |
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| Tamiko is caught on a claw (KSS) |
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Kent is interviewed for KX TV News,
about skin health and sun protection |
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| The reporter is Malique R |
Next to the North Dakota State Capitol Grounds.
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| Wedding photos |
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| Statue of Sakakawea (1910, by Leonard Crunelle) |
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| Bison statue (1986, by Bennett Brien) (KSS) |
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| North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (1981) |
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| State Library in the Liberty Memorial Building (1920-1924) |
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| North Dakota State Map (KSS) |
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| Pioneers of the Future (1989, by Jeffrey W Barber) |
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Gratitude Box Car, one of 49 presented to the United States, each
filled with gifts from French individuals in thanks for the more
than 700 American box cars filled with relief goods in 1948 (KSS) |
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| Pioneer Family (1946, by Avard Fairbanks) |
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Kent with the State Capitol marker, with the Capitol in the background;
built in 1931-1934, it was designed by North Dakota architects
Joseph Bell DeRemer and W F Kurke in conjunction with the noted
Chicago firm of Holabird and Root, in Art Deco style |
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The former Governor's Mansion (1884, Queen Anne style)
appears to be undergoing a complete renovation |
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Cortés (1994 by Bennett Brien),
from horse power to contemporary power |
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| Statue of John Burke (by Avard Fairbanks) (KSS) |
John Burke was the 10th governor of North Dakota and was also Treasurer of the United States under President Woodrow Wilson.
Kent's parents visited Bismarck in 1999 on their trip following the Lewis & Clark Trail. They saw the statue of Sakakawea and went to the 18th floor observation deck of the Capitol. So we went up to the 18th floor of the tallest building in North Dakota, known as the Skyscraper on the Prairie.
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| View from the observation floor of the Capitol |
From Bismarck, we took US-83 and went to Washburn, ND, also following in the footsteps of Kent's parents in 1999, to visit the North Dakota Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center.
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Kent with giant statues depicting Meriwether Lewis,
William Clark, and Mandan Chief Sheheke
(2004, by Tom Neary) |
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Kent with a giant Newfoundland, Seaman (2006,
by Tom Neary), who belonged to Meriwether Lewis |
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| The wide Missouri River |
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A replica Fort Mandan, built by the Corps of Discovery,
led by Lewis & Clark as their winter home in 1804 |
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| Soldiers' sleeping loft |
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| Soldier's gear (KSS) |
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| Kent holds a blunderbuss at Fort Mandan |
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Kent's mother reported: An amusing incident was reading about the
medicines they took. Lewis administered (prescribed) Dr. Rush’s
“thunder-clapper’s” prescription for practically everything +
Lewis took 50 dozen of these pills with them. |
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A map showing the route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition,
fronted by a guy working on a dugout canoe. |
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| Depiction of the trading store at Fort Mandan |
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After four months of preparation, the Lewis & Clark
Expedition departs Fort Mandan in April 1805;
note the dog, Seaman, following Meriwether Lewis
(2006 painting by Michael Haynes) |
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The center also had artifacts from area history, including
the Nez Perce beaded infant moccasins |
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| Donors of over $300 can have their names etched on a bison |
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| North Dakota Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center (1997) |
We continued north on US-83.
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| Wind turbines on US-83 |
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| The area had this unique lumpy terrain |
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| A night in Microtel in Minot, ND |
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