Siouxland Garden Symposium

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

The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is playing host to the Siouxland Garden Symposium on March 16 from 9:00am--3:30pm.

Free
Event Series Sundays at the Center

“Preserving Stories that Shaped American Agriculture” by Jody Lamp

Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

On Sunday, March 17, Jody Lamp will present on preserving stories that shaped American agriculture. The American Doorstop Project (https://www.americandoorstopproject.com/) preserves and promotes historical places, spaces and events that have shaped our country over the past hundreds of years.

Free
Event Series Sundays at the Center

“Spring is in the Air” with Harpist Mary Watts

Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

On Sunday, March 24, Mary Watts, harpist, will celebrate “Spring is in the Air.”  Uplifting music including Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “It Might as Well Be Spring” and selections Claude Debussy, Aaron Copeland, and Traditional Irish.

Free

Event Series Young Historians

Young Historians Club: Pre-Colonial North America

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

This group, designed for high school students, will teach the scientific method of historiography (the analysis and presentation of history) and develop students' understanding of the field of public history. Students will study American History topics but unlike a traditional educational setting, students will not use text books, but instead will read scholarly articles and...

Free
Event Series Percy’s Pals

Percy’s Pals: Mapping & Navigation

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

Mapping and navigation are skills which were critical to the survival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Without the ability to navigate, the explorers would have been hopelessly lost in the hundreds of thousands of acres of western North America - and without the ability to make maps, future settlers would not have been able...

Free
Event Series Sundays at the Center

Music by “Buck-n-Bill”

Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

On Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, Buck ‘n Bill, a talented and lively Acoustic Guitar/Vocal Duo, take the stage

Free
Event Series Sundays at the Center

Sioux City Magic Club show

Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

Several members of the Sioux City Magic Club will present “Magic, Mystery, and Fun” with their entertaining assortment of tricks and illusions, appropriate for the entire family.

Free

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Sergeant Floyd Tri-State Chapter Spring Meeting

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

The Spring Meeting for the Sergeant Floyd Tri-State Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Discovery Gallery (classroom) on the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center side of the building. The meeting will...

Free
Event Series Lewis and Clark Kids’ Club

Lewis and Clark Kids’ Club: Arbor Day Farm

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

We will launch our new Lewis and Clark Kids' Club with a trip to Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 20th. Students will receive a tour of Arbor Day Farm (yes, that Arbor Day), receive a short lesson on the importance of bees and pollination, roam and climb in the Arbor...

Free

In Search of Essential Nutrients

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

After completing this lesson, students will be able to define an essential element; compare and contrast the essential nutrient requirements of plants and humans; explain why plants cannot use elemental nitrogen found in the atmosphere; and identify the sources for each essential nutrient needed by plants.

Free