Managed by the USDA Forest
Service, the 25,000 square-foot building includes the permanent exhibit
hall, 158-seat theater (partially shown in the photo below), an education
room for hands-on curriculum-based activities, and a retail store. Entry
fee was $8.00, children age 15 and younger free on this date (prices
always subject to change) . National Senior pass was accepted on this
date. |
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The Lewis and Clark National
Historic Trail Interpretive Center imparts to the public a personal
sense of President Thomas Jefferson's vision of expanding America to
the west; it inspires awe and awakens curiosity toward the challenges
faced by the expedition as they portaged the great falls of the Missouri
River and explored the 'unknown'; brings to life the daily experiences
of the expedition and the environment and native peoples of the 'uncharted
West'; and celebrates the indomitable spirit of human discovery we all
share. |
Below: The Interpretive Center
chronicles the journey of Lewis and Clark, as well as the important
experiences with Plains and Northwest Indians. Re-live the 1804-06 Lewis
and Clark Expedition's 8,000-mile journey across western North America.
Learn details of the plants and animals that expedition members documented.
Feel the Expedition's disappointment at the impossibility of a Northwest
Passage water route. The Center's exhibits and ranger programs bring
alive the indomitable spirit of exploration.
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![pulling boats upriver](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-132-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![pulling boats upriver](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-150-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![pulling boats upriver](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-145-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![pulling boat against the current](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-146-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![pulling boat upstream demonstration](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-129-great-fall-mt.jpg) |
![pulling boat upstream demonstration](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-149-great-fall-mt.jpg) |
![the Missouri River - no navigation](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-147-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![monument - Lews and Clark](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-148-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![sign about Sacagawea](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-151-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![sign about Sacagawea](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-152-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![sign about Sacagawea](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-156-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![sign about Sacagawea](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-157-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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Comment: Too bad today's world
does not have some of these etiquette rules and politeness and respect
of others anymore. |
![Teepee etiquette](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-158-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![demonstration of sitting etiquette](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-160-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![about Captain Meriwether Lewis' plans](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-153-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![portable boat](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-154-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![plaque: The Bison Branch](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-135-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![Bison statue](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-139-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![Bison statue](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-134-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![Bison statue](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-138-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![Bison statue](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-137-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![swimming beaver rock](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-155-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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![USA flag and bust](2016-05-29-great-falls-mt-site20/b2-LC-interpretive-cntr/2016-05-28-29-131-great-fall-mt.jpg)
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