William Clark

Michael Haynes (b. 1956). "The Scouts—John Potts, Richard Windsor, Hugh McNeal, and George Drouillard," 1805, 2008. Watercolor. Collection of Timothy Peterson. Image courtesy Michael Haynes. (detail)

To the Western Ocean: Paintings by Michael Haynes – Points West Online

April 16, 2021 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2009 To the Western Ocean: Paintings by Michael Haynes By Christine C. Brindza In 2009, Michael Haynes’s To the Western Ocean: Paintings Depicting Members […]

William Clark signature on letter. McCracken Research Library.

Points West Online: Treasures within Treasures — William Clark letter

July 20, 2018 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2009 Treasures within Treasures—William Clark Letter By Mary RobinsonHousel Director, McCracken Research Library For those of us who work in the McCracken Research Library, […]

Some consider Astoria to be the terminus of the Lewis & Clark Trail. Others consider Seaside, Oregon, the end of the trail because some members of the Corps went there the winter of 1805–1806 to prepare salt from Pacific Ocean brine.

On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 3 – Points West Online

October 15, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2007 On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 3 By Guy GertschGuest Author On the website www.lewisandclarktrail.com, Scott Clark, Executive Director […]

Fort Union, near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers.

On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 2 – Points West Online

October 8, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2006 On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 2 By Guy GertschGuest Author With the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, Americans began […]

"I'm at a place in history-unbelievable," Gertsch wrote his family from the Floyd monument.

On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 1 – Points West Online

October 1, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2006 On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 1 By Guy GertschGuest Author In a letter dated June 20, 1803, President […]

The American Air Gun – Points West Online

May 1, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 1994 The American Air Gun: From Western Wonder to Gallery Gadget to Tot’s Toy By Howard Michael MadausFormer Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, Robert W. […]