DAY 14 - SOUIX CITY, IA
MAY 27, 2014

On the schedule, this was supposed to be a free day.  However, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center was closed yesterday so we went to it today.  Might sound a bit confusing, but we all managed to find our way there.

 

Lewis, Clark and Seaman (the dog).



I thought I could find the way, but does the sun set in the north or in the south?

We made it!  Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.

The center had all the displays you might expect.  Many of the  displays were interactive and were oriented towards children.  Since most of us act like children, the Center was a huge success.  The lobby area was very appealing and had available a great number of reference books about the Corps of Discovery.



Native Dancers.

 

Interactive Displays.  I tried to load the boat - - -  DID YOU??



Research books and other available materials.

 

Bathroom floor.  Photographer must have been bored!

 

Outside there were numerous bronze statues of a variety of wildlife species.

Bull bison ready to charge.  One of many statues.

 

Connected to the Interpretive Center, there was a second building called the Betty Strong Encounter Center.  It contained current pictures of American Indian children in traditional dress, as well as photographs documenting one-room school houses across South Dakota.  It was done very nicely and was enjoyed by all.



Attached to the Interpretive Center.

 

Betty Strong Center.  More animal statues.

At the end of the afternoon, we all gathered for a social and travel meeting.

Stories, Stories and more Stories!

 

And this story was a dandy!

There is a reason why Wagonmasters are Wagonmasters and Tailgunners are not.  Wagonmasters occasionally know what they are talking about, Tailgunners apparently not so much.

 

Museum or Restroom?  You asking a Wagonmaster or a Tailgunner?



Richard and Kathy