In the clear night sky at Fort Mandan below the Knife River Villages, a lunar halo appears. Pvts. Joseph and Reubin Field return from hunting and ask for help to bring in their four elk. Four men are sent out with a sled.
A Recipe for Boudin Blanc
by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Hunting Elk
cloudy 2 of the hunters came in had killed 3 Elk 4 men Sent after the meat & got it—
—William Clark
Lunar Halo
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Weather Diary
Ther. at rise
Weather Wind at Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. River 20 below [0] fair N W 16 below [0] fair N W raise 1 in. singular appearance of three distinct Halo or luminus rings about the moon appeared this evening at half after 9 P. M. and continued one hour. the moon formed the center of the middle ring, the other two which lay N & S. of the moon & had each of them a limb passing through the Moons Center and projecting N & S a simidiameter beyond the middle ring to which last they were equal in dimentions, each ring appearing to subtend an angle of 15 degrees of a great circle
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
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Plan a trip related to January 12, 1805:
Fort Mandan is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation manages a modern reconstruction and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center located at US Hwy 83 and ND Hwy 200A.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. A unit of the National Park System, the site is located at 564 County Road 37, one-half mile north of Stanton, North Dakota. It has exhibits, trails, and a visitor center.
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
