Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Meriwether Lewis Events on the Divide and at Harper’s Ferry, July 7, 2007

A solitary runner at Lewis and Clark Pass near Great Falls, Montana  and a program at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia commemorated the activities of Meriwether Lewis on July 7th in the years 1803 and 1806. I receive Google Alerts on various Lewis and Clark key words and Discovery Expedition of St Charles news articles links daily.  I try to stay on top of it, and review what’s happening.  This goes to show that Lewis and Clark are continuing to be established as a permanent feature of the American landscape. The blog is by Mose, and it is called Running On.

The blog is http://gmoseman.blogspot.com. Here is the link for  Green Mountain on the Divide, with pics.

Here is the link for Meriwether Lewis Returns to Harper Ferry, a news article by Jillian E. Kesner, in The Journal a newspaper published in Martinsburg, WV. (http://www.journal-news.net) The two day event at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park celebrates the establishment of a permanent Meriwether Lewis at Harpers Ferry Walking Trail. The park also has a permanent Meriwether Lewis exhibit and a replica of the famous iron boat that failed so disasterously at Great Falls in the summer of 1805. Another replica of the iron boat is found at the Upper Portage Camp Overlook in Great Falls.

We spent hours trying to understand the location of the Lewis and Clark Pass in the mountains west of Great Falls when we were putting together Lewis and Clark Road Trips. I also worried about grizzly bears on the Lewis and Clark Pass trail, and  wondered if I should be sending tourists on this route. I considered it the most dangerous destination in the book. But in the interest of historical accuracy, I included it as Destination # 39 in Region 8 on the Blackfoot River Corridor, Highway 200. I also said to bring water, travel in a group, and make noise.  Pretty easy to do for the average tourist.

Posted by Kira Gale on 07/10/2007 at 08:09 AM

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