News & Events
June 30, July 1 & July 2, 2023
Join us for the 33rd Annual Lewis & Clark Festival
and help us celebrate the
25th Anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center!
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June 30 - 9am - 5pm
7:30 Guided hike to Lewis & Clark Pass
9:am Swivel Gun Demo
10am Atlatl Demo
11am Seaman Interpretive Talk with Ranger Mason
Plains Indian Art & Story Robe with Jess Anders
Period Hats & Hat Making with Austin Haney
Newfoundland Dog Interpretation with Bill & Butler and Sally & Katya
Bison Hide Tipi Interpretation with Moki Highpol
Period Wool Blanket Interpretation with Jimmy Ray
Flintknapping with George & Cheryle Bryce
Interpretive Weapons display in lobby
Honor Guard Dugout Canoe with wheel making activity
Caitlyn Clark - Budding Author & Speaker (Theater)
John Fisher - Speaker, Author & Scholar (Theater)
*Both will be available to sign their books for you!
Friday June 30 - 6pm - 7pm
Join "Montana's Troubadour" Jack Gladstone for a FREE concert at the outdoor theater here at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center - weather permitting. ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!
So, bring your lawn chair and come out and enjoy this Great Falls favorite as he shares his amazing talent and
love of song with one & all!
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Saturday July 1 - 9:30am - 5pm
9:30am - Atlatl Demo
10am - Beaver skinning demo
11am - Livestock Packing demo with 9-mile Ranger District Mule Team
11am - Parfleche Demo
12pm & 2pm Salish Kootenai Fancy Dancers
3pm Portage/Dugout Presentation with LCIC Honor Guard
3pm Smokey the Bear
Plains Indian Art & Story Robe with Jess Anders
Period Hats & Hat Making with Austin Haney
Newfoundland Dog Interpretation with Bill & Butler and Sally & Katya
Bison Hide Tipi Interpretation with Moki Highpol
Period Wool Blanket Interpretation with Jimmy Ray
Flintknapping with George & Cheryle Bryce
Honor Guard Dugout Canoe with wheel making activity
Interpretive Weapons display in lobby
Caitlyn Clark - Budding Author & Speaker (Theater)
John Fisher - Speaker, Author & Scholar (Theater)
*Both will be available to sign their books for you!
4:30pm Dr. Chris Hodges L & C Western Commerce presentation
7pm Dr. Jay H. Buckley Lewis & Clark Connections to the Fur Trade
Enjoy our food vendors and our awesome Montana artisans.
Great Falls Trolley & CERT will be on hand too!
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Sunday July 2 - 8:30am - 5pm
8:30am - Guided Hike to Sulfur Springs
10:30am - Raptor Program
11am - Smokey the Bear
1pm - Blackfeet Elder Dugan Coburn - Bison Use Demo
2pm - Native Diplomacy Presentation with Knife River Indian Villages Ranger Kath
3pm Challenges in Military Discipline from Ranger Hess
Plains Indian Art & Story Robe with Jess Anders
Period Hats & Hat Making with Austin Haney
Newfoundland Dog Interpretation with Bill & Butler and Sally & Katya
Bison Hide Tipi Interpretation with Moki Highpol
Period Wool Blanket Interpretation with Jimmy Ray
Flintknapping with George & Cheryle Bryce
Honor Guard Dugout Canoe with wheel making activity
Interpretive Weapons display in lobby
Caitlyn Clark - Budding Author & Speaker (Theater)
John Fisher - Speaker, Author & Scholar (Theater)
*Both will be available to sign their books for you!
Special Thanks to our Festival Sponsors!
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Thank you so much for participating in this year's auction!
It was a great success and we look forward to next year.
A huge thank you to all of our donors and sponsors!
Mitchell's Crash Repair * Edward Jones
Carpet One * Taco Johns * Montana Milling
Townsend Controls and Electric * Montana Credit Union
NorthWestern Energy
2J's Fresh Market * Aaron Tippin * Ace Hardware * Action Cards & Collectables * Acme Body Shop
After Image Metal Art*AKL Designs * Albertsons *Anna Bellwood * Ashley Furniture
Auto Zone * Alex Thayer * Arvon Hotel * Aschle Paladino
Backwoods Bar & Grill *Barnes & Noble *Batteries Plus & Bulbs * Bev Axelsen
Big O Tires * Big Horn Outdoor Specialists * Biscotti by Brenda * Black Bear Diner
Block*Bob Heansel *Bob McEaghern* Bob & Lori Vinson
Bonnie & Hal Jorgenson * Brian's Meat Processing * Candy Masterpiece
Carmen Poulson * Carolina B & B * Cellular Plus * Central BBQ *Childrens Museum
Clark & Lewies * C.M Russell Museum * Cortney Reedy * Costco - Helena * Cottonwood Inn & Suites
Cowboy's Bar * Crown Jewelers * Curvaceous Bees * Cut Bank Brewery * CVS *
Dale Schwanke*Dantes * Dave Wilsey * David & Marty Peck *Deb Linn * Desiree Soaps *
Digital Karma Tattoo * Dixie Leys * Double Arrow Golf Course * Downtown Dice & Let's Play
Downtown Great Falls * Dragonfly Dry Goods *Duane Buchi * Ducks & Daisies * D Zone Dwight & Norma Smith * Eagle Beverage *Eklunds * El Comedor * Elizabeth Moore * Enbar
Faith Duram * Farcountry Press * Ferrins Furniture*Flippin Family Fun*Fort Peck Interpretive Center
Fort Benton Historical Society*Gary & Bonnie Black
Graceland * Grant & Amy Grisak * Great Falls Shooting Complex *
Hannah Montana Vacation Rentals * Happy Tails Lodge * Healthy Horizons * Heather Kubas
Hells - A- Roarin Outfitters * Hi-Line Climbing Center * HTC Limo Service *Identity Screen Printing
Inge's Fashion * Invicta * Jack Cantrell * Jamie Ford * Jan Robitaille * JCCS
Joanne Flesch * JoFred Vacation Home * Jonas Sprinklers & Fertilizer* Joyce Ranum * Judy Byrne
Karen Gessman * Kelly's Comics* Kendra Scott * Lana Kadashnakov * Lance DuBois
Level Up Tattoo * Mark Cappis * Matthew & Kelly Paladino
Moose Apartments - Tennesse * My Viola * Our Savior Lutheran Church * Papa Murphy's
Parkers Hangover Tonic * Payless Furniture * Penny's Gourmet to Go * Philipsburg Brewing Co.
Phyllis Meade * Randy's Auto Glass * Reference Auto * Rick Byrne * Roadhouse Diner
Russell Waring * Sally's Floral * Scheels * School Work Custom Rods * Shining Mountain
Smoot Honey * Stax Museum of American Soul * Street Burger * Sue Watson
Super 1 * Surrisa Davis * Sydne George * Target * The Block
The Brick House Bakery * The Nash Restuarant * The Newberry * The Sweet Palace
Tish Welling * Tony Aretz Photography * Triple Creek Ranch * Trish Korman
Tumbleweed Pottery * Verde Canyon Railroad
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January - July 2023
at the
Lewis & Clark
Interpretive Center
Have you ever
wanted to
volunteer at the Center?
Now is your chance!
Looking for a chance to give back to your community?
We have volunteer opportunities at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center to include serving as an exhibit hall docent, greeting visitors at our information desk, collecting admission fees from patrons, leading exhibit hall tours with school groups,
or helping visitors in our gift shop to name a few.
This is the perfect time of year to get involved as we will soon host our
Annual Volunteer Refresher Training on Monday, May 15, from 9am – 1pm.
This is a tremendous opportunity to come out and meet most of the 43-person cadre of volunteers who make this Center the premier destination of 112 sites along
the entire Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
Sound interesting? Please call the center at (406) 727-8733 or stop by to discuss opportunities of interest and pick up an application today.