We love visitors to our Kids’ Corner. Today one visitor left us a wonderful creation. Whoever you were, we appreciate your talent! Come down and try out our wonderful hands-on toys and play in the tents.


We love visitors to our Kids’ Corner. Today one visitor left us a wonderful creation. Whoever you were, we appreciate your talent! Come down and try out our wonderful hands-on toys and play in the tents.
Living in Vermillion SD in the late 70s and early 80s, I knew there was a place called Spirit Mound that was a little way out of town. However, I did not know why it had that name. I do not remember my teachers talking about the history of the place. When my family first moved there, the area was empty land. My brothers tell stories of sliding down the hill on old truck hoods. Mainly in later years we knew it as a farm lot. Mostly high school kids used the area as a spot to go drinking because it was out of town.
On Saturday, March 16, the Betty Strong Encounter Center side of our complex will be closed for a private event. The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center side will be open to the public as usual from Noon–5:00pm.
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is pleased to announce it has recently been awarded a grant from the Kind World Foundation. The Kind World…
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center was recently featured in the October 2023 newsletter of the Iowa Museum Association (IMAges).
If you have guests over the Fourth of July holiday – or even if you don’t – consider coming to the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center!
“Adventure Saturdays will highlight the diverse cultures in Siouxland and help kids learn social/emotional skills, in addition to gaining a lot of historical knowledge” says Gibson. “We’re making a real effort to engage kids by periodically changing up the instruction with guest speakers and making sure the lesson plans include plenty of interaction.”