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Another popular venue is the Native lodge encampment, featuring several Native tipis. A beaver skinning demonstration has been a popular program in the past. Programs may include The Edge of Survival, featuring the CorpsвЂ™ diet and cooking techniques, and Bleed, Purge and Pray: Medicine Lewis and Clark Style. Two tipis conjoined together form the вЂњstageвЂќ for each program, as was the historical tradition among some of the Native tribes in the area.

The Lewis and Clark Honor Guard will also give presentations in period dress every hour, in the Council Lodge Presentation Area. As a staple of military units and a necessity of survival, firearms were essential for the Corps of Discovery. All of the firearms will be loaded and fired with a blank charge. A rare Saturday evening program will feature fully functioning reproduction firearms, along with detailed explanations of where they were acquired, and their use during the expedition. The nationally renowned Lewis and Clark Honor Guard will throughout the day fire many of the weapons used by the explorers. Thanks to our many sponsors, Festival events are free to the public, with a jam-packed day filled with fun family activities. Originally printed in 2004, the work completed work is presented here with updates from the author. Mussulman offer a fascinating perspective on the Corps of Discovery's historic journey. The Lewis and Clark Festival is organized by the Lewis & Clark Foundation, with support from the Lewis and Clark Honor Guard and the Portage Route Chapter. Aerial photographer Jim Wark and Lewis and Clark scholar Joseph A. Events typically begin Friday evening and conclude on Sunday with a special excursion or float trip on the Missouri River.

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Professional Native American dancers and drummers, a tipi encampment, and a live snake demonstration are just a few of the activities and sights in store for visitors at the 2022 Lewis and Clark Festival in Great Falls, Montana. The Lewis and Clark Festival re-lives the adventure and hardship of life in the 1805 frontier encountered by the Corps of Discovery.

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Discover the World of Lewis and Clark, 1805 вЂ“ 32nd Annual Lewis and Clark Festival, June 17-19, 2022.В Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, along with Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery, spent nearly a month in the Great Falls area in June of 1805, having encountered one of their biggest obstacles вЂ“ the series of waterfalls known as the Great Falls of the Missouri.

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