Built in 2002, the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center showcases permanent exhibits about the Corps of Discovery’s time in the present-day Sioux City area from late July to early September 1804. The death and burial of Sergeant Charles Floyd on August 20 is at the center of the story. Floyd was the first U.S. soldier to die west of the Mississippi River.
The expedition as a military operation comes to life in exhibits that use interactive devices, including animatronic mannequins, computers, flip books, stamping stations, text-and-graphic panels, lift-and-drop panels, hand-painted murals, a brass-rubbing station, and reproductions of military equipment.
On Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 2:00 PM music will fill the air at the Betty Strong Encounter Center when New Horizon’s Band of Sioux City presents its concert under the direction of Benjamin Mauritz. Admission will be free; a reception will follow.
On Friday, June 28, at 7:00pm, on the Spirit of Discovery Outdoor Stage, Noah Towns and friends will play the “Music of the Blues in the Night.”
To extend this lesson and involve their families, students will also receive "Not so Fast ... Make a Game Plan for Eating Out" activity sheet and a "Stock Your Kitchen for Healthy Snacking" information sheet to share with their family.
On Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 2:00pm, in the Betty Strong Encounter Center auditorium, the group Selskap will present a program of Scandinavian Love Songs. Songs of arranged marriages, May-December marriages and the story of mail order brides from Sioux City for the Norwegian bachelors in Lincoln County, South Dakota! Selskap members include Tom Weisbecker...
To extend this lesson and involve their families, students will receive copies of the "Analyzing Frooty-Tooty Fruitsies" and "What's Your Serving Size" worksheets.