Storyteller, author and historian Brian “Fox” Ellis will portray explorer Meriwether Lewis during a Nov. 14 program of Morgan ...

FARGO — In September 1806, Meriwether Lewis, along with his co-commander, William Clark, returned from their 6,000-mile journey through the wilderness of what is now the northwestern U.S. On their ...

On Nov. 15, 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean a year and a half after starting out from St. Louis, Missouri. The explorers poled keelboats and sometimes ...

FARGO — One of the most challenging, dangerous and significant multiyear expeditions ever assigned to a young man occurred in 1801. That happened when President Thomas Jefferson authorized Meriwether ...

Editor’s note: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, mapped and explored the Louisiana Purchase and areas West from 1804 to 1806, including the area from the ...

Here are 10 essential facts about the Louisiana Purchase and how it shaped ... Known for being brilliant yet moody, Lewis had a keen eye for detailing nature. When Lewis and Clark’s expedition set out ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Eric Jay Dolin talked about the fur trade, the Louisiana Purchase, the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the impact it had ...

On June 1, 1905, nearly 40,000 people turned out for the opening day of Portland’s only “World’s Fair.” Today, it is all long gone. This image from 1905 shows the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds ...