May 8, 2013 - Sakakawea Country

Today we visited more of the historical sites on this stretch of the Missouri River. Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Company spent their first winter here in the area of the Mandan Native Americans ... about 50 miles north of current day Bismarck. They built a fort for their company, met Toussaint Charbonneau and his young wife Sakakawea, and befriended the Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikaras Indians. We learned of their adventures in this area, visited their replicated fort, and visited other locations of Native American villages of the three...

Jun 1, 2010 - To Pick City, ND

It is raining. We move on toward our next planned destination, which is Lake Sakakawea State Park. We leave Grahams Island and start our drive around Devil’s Lake. The water is high. Route 281 is new construction. There are many road-closed signs. Did they increase the size of the lake? We drive all the way to New Rockford to get breakfast at the Rockford Café. The regulars are there. After breakfast, the Yatzee dice come out. The owner tells us they are open seven days a week. We explain that we are just passing through. When we reach...