The following message was interesting to me because I live and work within a
couple miles of where Lewis and Clark departed on their journey. They camped
and trained here (in military fashion) prior to leaving, and they departed
where Wood River Creek empties into the Mississippi. This is along the Great
River Road, where Route 3 junctions with Route 143. This is two or three
miles North of where the State of Illinois decided to put the Historic Site.
They chose the point where a drainage canal dumps into the Mississippi, for
some reason. Note: The point where Wood River Creek used to flow into the
Mississippi can still be seen by climbing onto the levee and just looking.
It is clearly visible.
From: tuttle <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Introduction
To: [log in to unmask]
Dear Gerry,
Your idea sounds like it has tremendous potential. A few thoughts for
you...
Coming up soon is the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark expedition and there
are all sorts of projects underway to celebrate/explore the trail and those
times. - build a tour around some of these events. - loosely "retrace"
their route focusing not only Lewis & Clark but additional sites as well. -
follow the big rivers they followed - Missouri River, Columbia, etc.
visiting sites along the way.
The last idea is the real reason I am writing. I am curator of the
Steamboat Bertrand Museum in Missouri Valley, Iowa (just north of Omaha,
Nebraska). The museum houses the cargo of a steamboat that sank in 1865 as
it was headed upriver to the Montana Territory laden with mining,
agricultural, and other supplies. We are located on the Missouri River and
thus on the Lewis & Clark trail. We draw Civil War buffs, antique
collectors, and some Lewis & Clark trail followers. But each year we also
get several tour loads of buses of folks from Canada as they head south to
gamble in Branson, Missouri. They enjoy the chance to stretch their legs
off the bus, we enjoy their patronage in the gift shop. It would be a true
pleasure to host a tour group that was coming to visit the museum because of
the marvelous collection we display.... In other words - come visit! and
bring a tour!!
If you want more information contact me at [log in to unmask] or
visit our web site at:
http://refuges.fws.gov/NWRSFiles/CulturalResources/bertrand/bertrand.html
(Don't be confused - we are located on DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, run
by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.)
I wish you the best of luck with your new business.
Sarah Tuttle
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From: Gerry Crouse <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Introduction
Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 8:56 AM
Hello,
My name is Gerry Crouse. I worked for Parks Canada for 20+ years before
retiring in 1996 due to health. During that time, I spent more than 10
years with the National Historic Sites Directorate in both policy- and
program-type positions. For the last few years, I was the co-ordinator for
a program called the National Cost-Sharing Program, which helped fund the
restoration of national historic sites NOT owned by the Canadian government.
These days I work from home as a part-time travel agent. My particular
interest (and my reason for joining this list) is heritage-related travel. I
would be especially interested in making contact with anyone who has
experience with travel programs related to museums. Over the next couple of
years, I hope to be able to develop travel packages that would be of
interest to both heritage professionals but especially heritage supporters
such as museum members and "Friends of" organizations. Please e-mail me if
you have any experience/knowledge in this area.
I am curious as to how this list operates. It seems that I get a "burst" of
messages and then nothing for days at a time. Is this just a volume thing,
or is it due to how the list is moderated and administered? By the way, I
know first hand what a tremendous job it is to run a maillist effectively
and I admire and respect anyone who takes on the task. They perform a
yeoman service for those of us who reap the benefit of their efforts. My
thanks to whomever performs the task for this list. You are a brave and
generous person.
Best wishes for the new year to all.
Gerry Crouse
Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
> J.D. Slaton
> President, Shell Wood River History Museum
> Try the Museum Homepage at:
> http://www.shellhistorymuseum.org
> Wood River Refining Company, Equilon Enterprises, LLC
> 618-255-3716
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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