Goodbye to the Scraposaurs Traveling Exhibit
On May 1, the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center bid a fond farewell to the Scraposaurs traveling exhibit that has graced our lawn…
Center Displays East High Student Art
The Center is celebrating the work of young local artists with a new exhibit. The East High School Student Art Exhibit, featuring 22 student art…
Spanning the Missouri River: Bridges Then and Now
The exhibit “Spanning the Missouri River” opened in January 2023 at the Betty Strong Encounter Center main gallery. It tells the full story in fascinating…
Touring the Grounds of Siouxland’s Most Vibrant Cultural Hub
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, (the Center) in Sioux City, Iowa, has an amazing outdoor campus that is always open for visitors. The campus sits on 79 acres of scenic,…
Post Card: Stories from Sioux City
Thanks to retired Sioux City police officer Dave Bishop’s extensive postcard and cabinet photo collection, “Post Card: Stories from Sioux City” presents a unique view of Sioux City flood and communication history. Each image serves up a slice of history from the Missouri, Floyd, and Big Sioux rivers and Perry Creek. Each invites visitors to step into long-ago life in Sioux City neighborhoods that look far different today.
Building Bridges to Better Lives: Mary J. Treglia Community House
In the early 1900s, immigrants came to Sioux City seeking jobs in meatpacking plants, the stockyards, railroads and allied industries. Many could neither read nor…
World War II Flag Display
Presented to the Betty Strong Encounter Center on June 13, 2008, by shipmates of the USS LCS (L) (3) 92. The flag flew on their landing craft support vessel, known as a “Mighty Midget,” from 1944 to 1946. The gun boat provided anti-aircraft fire and cover for larger ships in the Pacific Theater.
The Changing River
“The Changing River” exhibit aims to inspire awareness of the Missouri River’s past, present and future and the technology and interests that try to control it. The 27-panel exhibit takes visitors from the “wild river” to the 2011 flood with dozens of stories and images in between. It illuminates the role of the river in the lives of Native peoples who were here long before Lewis & Clark and European-American settlers. It moves through the exploration and steamboat years, the coming of the railroads, subsequent efforts to create a navigational channel, and federal legislation to construct additional dams. The exhibit offers insight into the river’s role in agriculture, ecology and industry, including the Sioux City Stockyards.
The Children of St. Augustine
In partnership with St. Augustine, the Betty Strong Encounter Center showcases of A.J. Olnes’ 2023 portraits. St. Augustine enrolls almost 100 children of varied faiths…