Mni Ówe Sni: Honoring an Indigenous Site
It is a 29-acre prairie and oak savanna graced with a freshwater spring that flows year-round. And it is also steeped in thousands of years of history, of both Indigenous people and European/American settlers. And now the area has a new name that honors its complex heritage.
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Plant Like Grant?
Say the name Ulysses S. Grant to most people, and they’ll likely mention his role as a U.S. president or as a renowned Civil War general or maybe as a force behind the 15th Amendment (banning racial discrimination in voting). What probably won’t come to mind is Grant as a farmer.
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A Vestige of the Untamed West
If you’re looking to step back to a time when the American landscape was untouched and wild, head to southeast South Dakota. There you’ll find a remarkable parcel of land that was recently added to Missouri National Recreational River: a 676-acre property on James River Island, downstream from Yankton, South Dakota.
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Oh, To Be a Woman in Early Ste. Geneviève
When the United States government purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, it doubled the size of our nation. It also brought a significant cultural, political, and legal shift for the residents who had previously lived under French rule. Few of these changes were more significant than those affecting women.
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Two Different Lives for the Women of White Haven
A life of privilege or of hardship. For the women who lived on the White Haven plantation in the 19th century, their overlapping fates depended on the color of their skin.
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Digging Deeper into the Lewis and Clark Expedition
We hope our recent blog quiz highlighting little-known facts about the Lewis and Clark Expedition left you wanting more. If that’s the case, we recommend a visit to several of our partner sites to see their exhibits on the famous explorers.
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Test Your Knowledge of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
We all heard about the Lewis and Clark expedition in school, right? We learned that President Thomas Jefferson dispatched the Corps of Discovery in 1804 on a journey through the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. They were ordered to map the terrain, to befriend the Native peoples they encountered, to document and collect new animals and plants, and to search for an all-water Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.
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You Mean They Drive on the Ice?
During harsh winter conditions, most of us do our utmost to avoid driving on icy roads. But not so at Voyageurs National Park, where visitors intentionally drive on ice!
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