Lewis and Clark Practical Arts and Health

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DLV: Boats and Buoyancy: Meet with builders of the re-enactors' replica keelboats and a builder of sidewheelers to learn how the theories of boat building are put into practice.

DLV: Choosing a Winter Camp: Learn about the practical considerations used by the Corps when they sited their winter camp near present day Wood River, Illinois and see how the Discovery Expedition built their replica of that camp.

Live with Lewis from Georgetown, PA: Meet the husband and wife behind the reconstruction of historic Fort Steuben and see images of the Fort.

Live with Lewis from Alton, IN: Enjoy an interview with Aubrey Williams who portrays John Shields, blacksmith for the expedition.

Live with Lewis from Wood River, IL: View images of the replica Camp DuBois and plans for additional construction.

Live with Lewis from Camp DuBois, IL: Catch up with the additional work done on the replica winter camp since the Discovery Expedition arrived in December.

Live with Lewis from St. Charles, MO: Meet with Jim Rascher, boatwright for the Discovery Expedition, tour the replica keelboat, and learn about the maintenance needed to keep it afloat.

Live with Lewis from Onawa, IA: Meet Butch Bouvier, builder of Lewis and Clark replica keelboats.

Live with Lewis from Winter Camp: This week's feature focus takes a close look at the repair and maintenance work being done to the Discovery Expedition's replica red pirogue. See the repair plans and the framework of the boat as the work proceeds. See video of the white pirogue being overturned to prepare it for repairs.

Live with Lewis from Winter Camp, Part 3: This program's feature focus takes a detailed look at the six boats constructed by the Corps during their time with the Mandan in winter and early spring of 1805.

Live with Lewis from Winter Camp, Part 4: As part of this program's feature focus, learn about Mandan architecture as you take a virtual field trip to the Knife River Indian Villages in North Dakota and a reconstructed Mandan earth lodge.

DLV: Fort Clatsop: Join Park Rangers from Fort Clatsop to learn how the Corps selected the site for the Fort, how it was constructed, activities of the Corps during their time there, and plans for building a new reconstruction of the Fort.

Live with Lewis from St. Joseph, MO
Take a tour of the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph and learn about changes in our treatment of mental health issues from Scott Clark, curator of the museum.

DLV: Character of the Corps

We explore the importance of character on both the expedition and in student lives today. The character education words "perseverance," "courage," and "cooperation" are highlighted as students explore events of the expedition and relate them to their lives today.