Event Series Percy’s Pals

Percy’s Pals: Medicine & First Aid

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

At some point in our lives we all need a First Aid kit handy. Lewis and Clark were no different. Although they were limited by the knowledge of the time in which they lived, Lewis and Clark performed almost daily First Aid and needed to have as much medical knowledge as possible to keep the...

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Event Series Lewis and Clark Kids’ Club

Lewis and Clark Kids’ Club: Prehistoric Indian Village

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

The Lewis and Clark Kids' Club will take a trip to the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village and Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The Prehistoric Village is not only a museum and cultural site, but also an active archeological dig! Students will receive a guided tour to learn more about...

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Preventing Food Deserts

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

Millions of Americans live in a food desert, where there is plenty of food in their neighborhood, but none of it healthy. Together we will learn how we can change our own communities from food deserts into a food oasis.

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Event Series Percy’s Pals

Percy’s Pals: Geology

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

What makes the Loess Hills, or a mountain? Geology is the scientific study of rocks and minerals which make our landscape. Students will learn about all the rocks, minerals, and fossils found in our area. Together we will learn how to look up the names of particular rocks, study uses for different minerals, and then...

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Event Series Lewis and Clark Kids’ Club

Lewis and Clark Kids’ Club: Elkhorn River Kayaking

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

The Lewis and Clark Kids' Club will take a kayaking trip down the Elkhorn River in Norfolk, Nebraska, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. In the true spirit of Lewis and Clark we will have an outdoor adventure on the Elkhorn River. Be prepared to become one with nature as we navigate past nesting Bald Eagles,...

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Graduation Picnic

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

At this outdoor event for Growers’ Academy students and their families, the Center will recognize all the participants have learned and accomplished over the summer. If there is excess food from the garden the students have grown, it will be served at this celebratory picnic. 

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Event Series Percy’s Pals

Percy’s Pals: Jefferson’s Codes & Gadgets / Treasure Hunt

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

We all know that Thomas Jefferson was one of the framers of the United States government. Some of us know that he was responsible for sending Lewis and Clark across the North American continent. But you may be surprised to learn just how scientific President Jefferson was - he was constantly making gadgets and conducting...

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