At the canoe camp away from Fort Mandan, Pvt. Shannon cuts his foot with an adze. Surrounding the Knife River Villages, some Hidatsas burn off dead winter grass making the air smoky.
Digging Out a Canoe
Scene created via artificial intelligence based on a photo taken with cooperation from the Fort Mandan Visitors’ Center. Photo © 2013/2024 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Shannon’s Accident
one man Shannon Cut his foot with the ads [adze] in working at a pirogue
—William Clark
Prairie Fires
Smokey all Day from the burning of the plains, which was Set on fire by the Minetarries [Hidatsas] for an early crop of Grass as an endusement for the Buffalow to feed on—
—William Clark
Weather Diary
State of Ther. at rise
Weather wind at State of Thermt. at 4 OClock Weather at 4 Ock Wind at 4 OClock State of the River 26 [above 0] cloudy E 36 [above 0] fair E rise 2 in. —Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “Day of Month 1805” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
Experience the Lewis and Clark Trail
The Lewis and Clark Trail Experience—our sister site at lewisandclark.travel—connects the world to people and places on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Plan a trip related to March 6, 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
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