Ready-Made Post: Do you have any memories of or perspectives on the Lewis and Clark Trail? Draw in your face and share in the comments. New this summer, the #LewisandClarkTrail #JuniorRanger activity booklet features today’s storytellers of the Trail who share their perspective on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Find more Junior Ranger Online activities at www.nps.gov/lecl/learn/kidsyouth/beajuniorranger.htm or find a site along the Trail and ask if they’re welcoming Junior Rangers in person by visiting www.nps.gov/lecl. #MakingMemories #MyParkScrapbook Visual: Storyteller mini activity. Download image and include image description (Alt-text) at end of post or embedded. Date to post: Anytime in August Image description (Alt-text): What’s Your Story? Lewis and Clark Trail Junior Ranger Mini Activity. Blank outline of person’s head and shoulders. Lewis and Clark Events That Happened This Month(ready made posts to share)On August 11, 1806, Pierre Cruzatte and Captain Lewis went hunting for some elk in the area of the “burnt hills” (today known as Crow Hills in northwestern North Dakota).Just as Lewis as about to fire upon an elk, a bullet struck him through the left thigh about an inch below his hip bone. Lewis was dressed in brown leather, and Cruzatte’s, having poor eye sight, had mistaken the Captain for an elk. Lewis Shot by Cruzatte (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) On August 13, 1805, Lewis finally made contact with the Shoshones, encountering a group of “two women, a man and some dogs.” Signaling his peaceful intentions, Lewis set aside his pack and rifle, and took a flag which he “unfurled and avanced singly towards them.” #LewisandClarkTrailMore on the First Flag Unfurling Site: https://www.nps.gov/places/first-flag-unfurling-site.htm On August 20, 1804, Floyd passed away, most likely from peritonitis, caused by the inflammation or rupture of his appendix. He died from an illness that even the best doctors of the day could not have cured. The Sergeant Floyd Monument commemorates Sergeant Charles Floyd, Jr., the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to die on the journey. Sergeant Floyd Monument (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) On August 22, 1804, about 30 miles upstream from the burial site of Charles Floyd, the captains decided to appoint a replacement for the deceased sergeant. What would become the first official election held west of the Mississippi River, all the men cast their votes. #LewisandClarkTrailMore: https://www.nps.gov/articles/first-election-west-of-mississippi.htm On August 25, 1804, Lewis, Clark, and several of their men walked nine miles to Spirit Mound from their camp on the south bank of the Missouri River. #LewisandClarkTrailMore on Spirit Mound: https://www.nps.gov/places/spirit-mound.htm Even before Meriwether Lewis and his initial group of men got out of sight of Pittsburgh on August 30, 1803, tragedy nearly struck the Expedition. #LewisandClarkTrailWhat happened? https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-accidental-shooting-on-brunot-s-island.htm |
Last updated: September 20, 2021