Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration
White Catfish Camp

 

Western Historic Trails Center
3434 Richard Downing Ave
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

 

This annual event provides three days of history, children’s activities, Native American dancing, storytelling, art and food. Come relive the historic Voyage of Discovery with re-enactors, climb aboard a real keelboat and visit with the boat builder. Admission is free!

Friday, July 22
9:00-6:00: Gift Shop open
9:00: Steve Adams NPS L&C Trail Superintendent – “After the Bicentennial?”
10:00: Joe Maher, BSA, “The Military Aspects of the Voyage”
11:00: Dewey Brockmann – “Prelude to the Voyage of Discovery”
NOON: *Native American food for sale
1:30: Bev Hinds – “The Death of Sgt Floyd”
2:30: National Park Service Interpreters
3:30: Wallace & Wood: Music of the trail

Saturday, July 23
9:00-6:00: Gift Shop, Keelboat, Discovery Corps camp open
9:00: Dave Maron – “The Seven Army Values as They Apply to Lewis and Clark”
10:00: Bev Hinds – “Sacagawea & the L & C Expedition”
11:00: Wynema Morris – “Pvts Cruzatte and LaBiche, Omaha-Frenchmen of the Corps”
NOON: *Native American food for sale
1:00: Matt Jones , Otoe/Missouria –“Wahtohtana hedan Nyut^achi mahin Xanje akipa”
(Otoe and Missouria meet Big Knives )
2:00: Renae Hunt, Educator –“What is Your Value Worth? The unpaid members of the corps”
3:00: Butch Bouvier , Boat Builder
4:00: Wallace & Wood/Music of the trail

Sunday, July 24
9:00-6:00: Gif t Shop, Keelboat, Discovery Corps
9:30: Music of the trail
10:30: Bat Shunatona, Otoe/Missouria – “Tracing his ancestors to Big Horse”
NOON:*Native American food for sale
12:30: Iron Bull Dancers, Winnebago Tribe
1:30: Mary Green Vickrey – “Songs of Lewis & Clark”
2:30: Dale Clark, Educator – “Portraying Patrick Gass “
3:30: Iron Bull Dancers

*Lunch may be purchased at the Native American food stand outside the Lied Historical Building.

Special thanks to the National Park Service, Humanities Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa for funding this project!

 

 

 

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