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.
The third adventure in this 6-week expedition, Discoveries With Lewis and Clark, happens on Saturday, November 1. Students currently in grades K-5 can attend at 10:30am or at 12:30pm.
The third adventure in this 6-week expedition, Discoveries With Lewis and Clark, happens on Saturday, November 1. Students currently in grades K-5 can attend at 10:30am or at 12:30pm.
On Sunday, October 26, 2025, Radio Rangers will play “Songs From Our Youth…Or more songs we hope you’ll enjoy.” Admission is free, but goodwill donations are encouraged.
The second adventure in this 6-week expedition, Discoveries With Lewis and Clark, happens on Saturday, October 25. Students currently in grades K-5 can attend at 10:30am or at 12:30pm.
The second adventure in this 6-week expedition Discoveries With Lewis and Clark begins on Saturday, October 25. Students currently in grades K-5 can attend at 10:30am or at 12:30pm.
On October 19, 2025, at 2:00pm the Betty Strong Encounter center welcomes talented guitar player/singer Mark Buckingham. Admission is free, but goodwill donations are encouraged.
The first adventure in this 6-week expedition inspired by the Lewis and Clark Expedition begins on Saturday, October 18, Discoveries With Lewis and Clark. Students currently in grades K-5 can attend at 10:30am or at 12:30pm.
The first adventure in this 6-week expedition, Discoveries With Lewis and Clark, begins on Saturday, October 18. Students currently in grades K-5 can attend at 10:30am or at 12:30pm.
On Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00pm, the Betty Strong Encounter Center will host talented singer Amy Ellsworth. Admission is free, but goodwill donations encouraged.
At 2:00pm on Sunday, October 5, 2025, Jeff Barnes will share details on the “Forts of the Missouri River Valley.” Admission is free but donations are encouraged.
On Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 2:00 pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center in Sioux City, Don Hickey, award-winning author and historian, will present an illustrated account of the life of the great Sioux leader Red Cloud. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.
On Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, listen to Jeanne Emmons read (with commentary) from her latest poetry collection, Dead Language.