2018–2019
May 2018 Newsletter
Information on the 2018 Lolo Work Week, Gary Bush presented "Touissaint Charbonneau look back Lewis & Clark, Pomp and Tsakaka-wias," John Fisher presented "Around the World with Medals, Money & Furs: Before, During and After Lewis & Clark," and Dr. Amy Canfield presented "Interpreting Varied Histories: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail."
Fall 2019 Newsletter
Lolo Work Week update; Foundation Annual Meeting in St. Louis, John Fisher's Presentation on Expedition Boats
2017
Winter Newsletter
Kris Townsend to speak at Nez Perce Visitor Center, Spalding; Chuck and Penny Raddon awarded, report on 2016 Lolo Work projects, information on the 2017 Lolo Work Week.
May Newsletter
Steve Russell Archive available online; Lolo Work Week update; summary of Kris Townsend's presentation as Spalding; Lolo Pass Weekend event; and more.
Fall Newsletter
Report of the 2017 Lolo Trail work; 2017 Annual Meeting in Billings; new Partnership between Idaho Governor's Leiws and Clark Trail Committee and Lewiss and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation; and upcoming events.
2016
Spring Newsletter
Hail and Farewell; Campsites along the Clearwater River Field Trip; Lolo Work Week; Governor's Committee; Firearms of Lewis and Clark; and upcoming events.
Winter Newsletter
Lewis & Clark: International Drug Dealers by John Fisher; The President muses about his and Penny's recent trip to the St. Louis area; The Name Lolo; Upcoming events; 2016 Lolo Work Week scheduled.
2015
Fall Newsletter
Lewis & Clark: International Drug Dealers by John Fisher; Chet Caskey's Flags of Lewis and Clark; Close up: Steve Lee; Lewis & Clark Today by the Townsends; Winter in July Lolo Trail Work Party; Lewis and Clark in Orofino by Chuck Raddon
Winter Newsletter
Feb. 7 meeting, talk on Bighorn Sheep in Idaho, and Pomp's 210th birthday bash; Chuck's musing's regarding his history with Lewis and Clark; plea for Chapter officers, and a calendar of events.
2014
Fall Newsletter
Keith Peterson, author of John Mullan: The Tumultous Life of a Western Road Builder, will lecture on November 15. Keith Lawrence, retired Nez Perce Natural Resource Manager will lecutre February 7 on efforts to restore the Big Horn Sheep. Forest Service loses focus on Lolo Corridor. Barb Opdahl passes. The canoe wreck at Arrow Beach: the story and how we benefit from it. Lolo Trail Work Week expense report. The buffalo quilt finds a home.
Spring Newsletter
Upcoming Speaker events at the Boise Public Library; Bruce Bjornstad presentation at Spalding; National History Day, and other events.
January Newsletter
Winter in Idaho speaker series, Pomp's Birthday/February Meeting announcement, Lolo Work Party 2013 report, Tax-exempt status lost and other President's Musings
2013
Fall Newsletter
Upcoming Speaker events at the Nez Perce Center; Tri-State meeting in Weippe report; National meeting in Bismarck report; and Lolo Trail work seek report.
Winter Newsletter
Upcoming tri-state meeting; Pomp's 208th birthday party, call for officers.
Spring Newsletter
Memorial Day Regional Meeting plans; Lolo Trail Work Week plans; Presidential Musing from Chuck
2012
Winter Newsletter
Report on Fall meeting in southern Idaho; Upcoming tri-state Chapter meeting at Maryhill; How did they get to Hungery Creek? an introduction by Charles Raddon and article by Gene Eastman.
2011
Fall Newsletter
Report on joint meeting with the Washington Chapter in Pasco with Jack Nisbet; Our president muses on the Confluence Project and the conflict at the annual meeting; Report on the Lolo Trail Work Week; and Washington Chapter's article on George Knapp's authentic Harpers Ferry Model 1803 rifle.
Spring Newsletter
March 26 meeting agenda; Author Priscilla Wegars, Imprisoned in Paradise; Time for an Idaho Chapter Web site; Chuck muses about Chapter elections; a look back at the successful 2010 Annual Meeting.
Summer Newsletter
Web site introduced; new president and treasurer needed for fall elections, upcoming events; upcoming joint meeting with Washington Chapter featuring author Jack Nisbet.
2010
Winter Chapter Newsletter
April 2010 meeting agenda; Washington Chapter News; President's Message; Enjoy the Annual Meeting
Lolo Trail Grant Letter
A letter to Keith Petersen, State Historian, Idaho State Historical Society, reporting the accomplishments of the 2010 Lolo Trail Work Project.
2009
Spring Newsletter
Upcoming meeting at the Sacajawea Center; upcoming Annual Meeting in Memphis, upcoming Chapter trip to Cody, WY; invitation to join the the 2009 Lolo Trail Work Project, President's corner, announcing the 2010 Annual Meeting in Lewiston
Summer Newsletter
Minutes for the June 6 meeting; Report on the Lolo Trail work project; Janie's trip to Cougar Bar; Washington State fall field trip; Chuck muses; update on 2010 Annual Meeting
2008
Winter Newsletter
Report on the meeting in Boise; Pomp's Birthday Party and Spring Rendevous; President's Corner: Reflection Time
Summer Newsletter
Invitation to join the Lolo Motorway gathering; Report on spring meeting; 2010 National Meeting; Pay your dues!
Fall Newsletter
Report on the Lolo Motorway gathering; invitation to Boise meeting; President's Corner
2006 — 2007
April 2007 Newsletter
Agenda for Spring Meeting with a detailed outline of the field trip along the Forgotten Trail to Dayton
2005
January News Release
News release of the 200th birthday party of Jean Baptiste the Spalding Center.
October Newsletter
Bicentennial alive and Well in Idaho; Report on Lolo Pass Chapter outing; Gib Floyd and Gene Eastman hiked 8 miles of Hungery Creek; A hike up Wendover Ridge; and photos of recent centennial events.
2004
Idaho Lewis and Clark Bicentenntial News
February 2004, Volume 3, Number 2
Nez Perce tell their story; Sacajawea Center opens; Governor's Committee awards $650,000; NPS additions at Canoe Camp and Weippe; Corps II visits 5 Idaho sites; Silver LC medallions being sold; Boise gardens to create native plant garden; Lolo Pass Visitor's Center and Rest Area dedicated; Stephen Ambrose memorial dedicated; Teachers' workshop held; Report on summer 2003 visitation; and more...
Idaho Lewis and Clark Bicentenntial News
December 2004, Volume 4, Number 1 and 2
Bi-State Public Safety Program ready for Bicentennial; Govenor's Committee awards $630,000 in grants; U of I Forest Nursery offers commemorative tree and shrub package; Idaho State Historical Society is lead state agency for Bicentennial; LCSC Symposium enters 11th year; Nez Perce plans signature event; education project; Idaho Public TV Bicentennial programs; Reading and Writing Lewis and Clark program announced; bibliography created; Postal Service releases new stamps; and more...
2003
Idaho Lewis and Clark Bicentenntial News
July 2003, Volume 3, Number 1
Update on museum projects; Governor's Committee awards $585,000; Nez Perce Warriors Monument dedicated in St. Louis; Bicentennial commemoration begins in Virginia; artists Dennis and Frances Sullivan win tourism award; 18 metal sculptures added to Lewiston Gateway; new signs in Salmon; Boise Sacajawea monument dedicated; NPS awards $128,000; Russell and Peterson survey Lolo Trail; Speakers' Bureau provides diverse speakers; VIA to produce Views from K'useyneisskit; Canoe Camp expands; Lewis and Clark scholars visit local libraries; Eastmans publish Bitterroot Crossing: Lewis and Clark Across the Lolo Trail; and more...
2002
Idaho Lewis and Clark Bicentenntial News
July 2002, Volume 2, Number 1
23 projects receive grants; Hundreds attend National Planning Conference in Lewiston; List of Idaho Bicentennial projects; Sunshine Mines to mint LC in Idaho silver medallions; Trail Museums initiative; NPS grants $5 million in awards; NPS to preserve Weippe property; Dworshak Hathery holds events; Sacajawea Center dedicated; Idaho Congressional Delegation; Sacajawea and Weetxuuwiis focus of Bicentennial efforts; and more...
2001
Idaho Lewis and Clark Bicentenntial News
January 2001, Volume 1, Number 1
License plates go on sale; BLM prepares Lemhi Valley and Pink House sites; Governor's Committee assists Idaho museums; Gateway Grove in Lewiston dedicated; Victoria Scalise hired as Bicentennial planner; Sacajawea center receives funding; Weippe Discovery Center planned; Public safety plans created in anticipation of large crowds; CCCC sponsors Dugouts on the Clearwater; Long Camp/Riverfront project; and more...
Idaho Lewis and Clark Bicentenntial News
October 2001, Volume 1, Number 2
Libraries receive LC materials; Idaho LC website launched; Sacagawea Chapter started; Weippe Discovery Center progress; Sacajawea Center buys property; Hells Gate Center planned; Plant specimens to be loaned to Idaho State Historical Museum; Governor's Committee Grants; LC placemats used by restaurants; County Sheriffs and Transportation Department plan for large crowds; Improved Scenic Byway signs; Fazio publishes Across the Snowy Ranges; 2001 Festival of Discovery; and more...
2000
April Newsletter
Specialized License Plate Legislation Passes for 2001; Renewal and re-dedication of Jean Bapiste Charbonneau gravesite; Report on January meeting in Boise; Volunteers welcome for Chapter projects; Legislative reception; Review of Daniel Botkin book Passage of Discovery: The American Rivers guide to the Missouri River of Lewis and Clark; and other news clippings.
September Newsletter
Idaho Chapter Sponsors "Flea" Market at Annual Meeting; Nez Perce sets gathering of tribes; Mary B. Anderson's copy of journals acquired by Lewis and Clark College; Report on the dugouts on the Clearwater; 2000 fire season's impact on the trail; calendar of events and President's corner, and several news clippings.
1999
March Newsletter
Forest Services proposes Lolo Trail Strategy; member Lydia Justice Edwards' 12 years as ID State Treasurer; Kooskia's new LC mural; State takes ownership of Glade Creek site; Forest Service proposes permit system for Lolo Trail Corridor; report on Labor Day Lolo Trail Campout; Lost hikers on Lolo Trail raise concerns.
May Newsletter
Fort Walla Walla hosts L & C days; Mike Venso's photo exhibit; LCSC hosts LC in the land of the Nez Perce workshop; member Lydia Justice Edwards hikes Appalachian Trail; Moulton completes journal project and will lecture in Stevenson; Sacagawea dollar unveiled; students camp at Musselshell Meadows; Nez Perce and Lemhi Shoshone gift exchange; Was Sacagawea a Hidatsa?; notes from May 30 meeting featuring the 1806 'Lost Trail' route.
July Newsletter
Gary Moulton and Larry McClure event in Couer D'Alene; plans for annual meeting in Bismarck; Portage Route Chapter funds LC Symphony CD; Orofino plans river path; 1999 Lolo Trail Labor Day campout agenda; Clarkston plans interpretive center; Geographic names from the Expedition; Six school districts to explore changes since 1806 and develop a website; Book review of Seaman: The dog who explore the west with Lewis & Clark; feature on Clay Jenkinson.
September Newsletter
Upcoming meeting in Dayton; Boise reception to meet with state legislators; Steve Lee will retire as president; Missouri River Voyage of Recovery; Volunteers improve Rocky Ridge Lake Campground; German Prince Hans von Sachsen-Altenburg tells of Pomp's travels; Clearwater Country travel guide by Borg Hendrickson and Linwood Laughy revised; update on Lewis-Clark Bicentennial projects.
November Newsletter
Chapter elects New Officers and Board of Directors; Keith Petersen new Bicentennial Coordinator; Lewis & Clark Bicentennial conference scheduled; Volunteer work on Lolo Motorway; Sierra Club launches project to save, restore Lewis and Clark trail; and A Lewis and Clark revival hits the Northwest.
1998
March Newsletter
Outdoor Idaho one hour special; Governor Batt supports protecting Glade Creek site; Lewiston Tribune review of Gass book; new signage on Willamette River; State building named after historian Dr. Merle Wells; Opdahls to visit White House; Washington Post op-ed on Thomas Jefferson.
May Newsletter
Upcoming Chapter meeting to feature Mike Venso and Carol Simon-Smolinski; U of I class will retrace Idaho journey; Margaret Gorski appointed Forest Service Bicentennial Coordinator; feature on George Hatley of the Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum; feature on Columbia River mouth featuring David Nicandri; Nez Perce perspectives on Bicentennial; LC Commemorative Games at Kamiah.
July Newsletter
Celebration of Clark's birthday at Carol MacGregor's Raspberry Ranch in Cascade; Report on joint meeting with Washington Chapter; Labor Day Lolo Trail campout planned; new Sacajawea dollar coin; Steve Russell maps campsites; Kids save pennies for Sacajawea monument; Kamiah kids camp on Lolo Trail; Great Falls' LC Interpretive Center opens; Mike Venso's re-tracing of route.
August Newsletter
Labor Day Lolo Trail campout; Mike Venso reaches South Dakota; LCHTF annual meeting in Great Falls; report on Clark's birthday retreat in Cascade; Letter from Stephen Ambrose about experiencing Montana and Idaho sites; Vancouver mayor visits Nez Perce, Moulton nearly completes journals project; Syringas (Mock orange), new Sacagawea dollar; Clarkston plans for Bicentennial.
1997
March Newsletter
Plans and events for 1997; Salmon area considers forming a chapter; Bicentennial Planning; Book World article on Thomas Jefferson; new Nez Perce Trail road signs; and from the Associated Press, Vancouver Historic Preserve becomes reality.
July Newsletter
Building dugout canoes and floating the Clearwater River, Ken Burn's movie premieres, LCTHF annual meeting in Stevenson, WA; Idaho Public TV to produce Echoes of a Bitter Crossing; Ken Thomasma pens new book: The Truth about Sacajawea; BLM may provide Lemhi Tribe a home near Salmon; Lewis & Clark Experience—A brochure of July 26 and 27, 1997 Bicentennial events.
September Newsletter
September meeting featuring Carol Lynn MacGregor's book signing (The Journals of Patrick Gass, Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition); H.L. Talkington collection on display at LCSC; Missouri River's Eye of the Needle destroyed by vandals; Revised Washington L&C brochure; Building art progress at Center for Arts and History; Lewis and Clark timeline made on long sidewalk; Report on low attendance at Lewis & Clark Experience.
October Newsletter
Ken Burns premiere and interviews, more vandalism at LC sites; Reports on annual meeting in Stevenson and local meeting in Lewiston; Nez Perce horse breeding; BLM to recreate Eye of the Needle; Undaunted Courage becomes a best seller; Lolo Pass Development Plan; and negotiations with Plum Creek over logging Glade Creek.
1996
March Newsletter
York and Black History Month; Carol MacGregor to speak; Undaunted Courage receiving attention—a review; 4 clips from newspapers and magazines: Sacajawea/Ken Thomasma feature, two Undaunted Courage reviews, and J. Wilmer Rigby recognized.
April Newsletter
Note from member Jack Briggs; Bob Hoyle's Lewis & Clark's Course and Distance Records; Report on Carol MacGregor's presentation; Nez Perce NHP Planning Steps and schedule: input form; Canoe Camp alternatives; Long Camp alternatives, Lolo Trail and Lolo Pass alternatives; and Historic Park site map.
July Newsletter
Sioux City reception; Chapter donates to Nez Perce Artifact Fund to buy the Spalding-Allen Collection; Indian Summer statue restored; John Colter Pageant at Three Forks, MT; Jeanne Eder's performance of Sacagawea historical theater; Book review: Clark's Other Journal.
1995
May Newsletter
May meeting at Carol MacGregor's home; 1994 a Good Year for Chapter; Nominating Committee, White Sand Creek name changed to Colt Killed Creek; Michael Crosby presents at Boise Library; and Idaho Statesman feature on Merle Wells.
June Newsletter
Lolo Trail Campout announced with detailed itinerary; report on May meeting; Nez Perce Historic Trail Foundation started; Lolo Trail featured at Luna House; and Seattle Post-Intellgencer feature on Sacajawea's Sicilian Supper recipe.
December Newsletter
Chapter T-shirts described; Governor's Committee; report on Lolo Trail campout; report on annual meeting in Virginia; two newspaper articles about the return of the Spalding-Allen collection of Indian artifacts to Ohio; several 1955 newspaper recaps of Lewiston area Lewis and Clark events; and other miscellaneous newspaper clippings.
1994
January Newsletter
1993—A Successful Year; Plans for 1994; Jack Briggs appointed to Govenor's Committee; Members in the news: Deanna Vickers, Steve Lee, Ken Swanson, Dick Young, Jack Markley, and Bernice Paige; National Trails Day Revisited; Idaho Yesterdays mentions Lewis and Clark; Transition, Op-ed excerpt from Transition, the journal of the Inland Empire Public Lands Council; and Lewiston Tribune article on Luna House exhibit.
May Newsletter
1994 plans; Idaho Archaeology Week; Members in the news: Lydia Justice Edwards, Dr. Lee Vickers and Deanna Vickers, and Bob Boston; NPS Lewis and Clark video; Quilt raffle; Lolo Trail Corridor update; Pacific Northwest article about the Lolo Trail; and a Pathfinder (LCSC) article on Centennial Mall construction.
July Newsletter
National Meeting in Missoula; National Trails Day at Salmon; Brian Horn and Ian Walsh "Youth Atchievement Award" project on display at Luna House; Pomeroy city park signage; Newspaper articles: Wheel ruts at Weitas Meadows, NASA names two new spaceships Lewis and Clark, Expeditions of the Human Spirit, and Judy Fanselow traces route; Lewis and Clark quilt raffle.
September Newsletter
Agenda for October 8th Meeting in Kamiah; Playing Bases at Long Camp; 1995 planning; 1995 elections; Report on Annual Meeting at Missoula; and Hunting Season - 1804 to 1806.
October Newsletter
Agenda for Nov 11 meeting; Newspaper article about the 'new' statues at Lewis-Clark State College; and a report on a camp out at the Lolo Creek crossing and a hike from Lewis and Clark Grove.
1993
January Newsletter
1992 recap; 1993 plans: National Trails Day, Lolo Trail campout, and quilt raffle; members in the news; LCSC Centennial, '92 Salmon meeting; 2 newspaper articles: Memorial Goal of Convention and Historical park gains 14 sites in four states; membership roster
March Newsletter
April 17 Meeting news; Idaho Trails Council Symposium (including the symposium brochure/agenda); detailed proposals for a chapter trip over the Lolo Trail.
April Newsletter
Upcoming meeting and Trails Symposium; congratulations to Deana Vickers; Idaho Archaelogy Week features local areas of interest; proposed Idaho Wilderness Bill; minutes of the the 1992 April Chapter meeting and minutes; September 26, 1992 Chapter Board meeting minutes; Idaho State Journal op ed article: First Columbus, now Jefferson; Revisionists point out dark side; LCSC Today article: Centennial Mall: a bond to unite campus.
May Newsletter
Upcoming National Trails Day; Action alert regarding Clearwater National Forest master plan and proposed Burns Basin exploratory drilling; Carole Simon-Smolinski's class on Lewis & Clark and the Nez Perce Tribe.
June Newsletter
Upcoming Lolo Trail camp-out; Idaho Dept. of Parks and Recreation's Idaho Trails Plan; Wilmer Rigby recognized; Review of Smithsonian article on Jefferson's 250th anniversay; Barbara and Harlan Opdahl and Jim Fazio in the the news; Lewis and Clark buffs retrace pioneer trail; and four newspaper articles on Shoshone-Bannock heritage building events.
October Newsletter
In memory of Ralph S. Space; River of No Return Interpretive Association News; Collinsville-St.Louis meeting; Salmon Happenings—L&C; L & C Display at Luna House; Members in the News; L & C Video Tape Project Underway; 2 newspaper articles: 32 Virginia your spend 4th in Salmon; Out of the Wilderness.
1992
August Newsletter
Chapter leadership changes to Steve Lee; Members in the news, Bernice and David Paige coordinate a trail inventory; report on the Annual Meeting in Vancouver; four newspaper articles: Space set the pace, Lewis-Clark timber sale has foes upset; and two about Tom Warren and John Hillton's retracing of the journey.
1991
April Newsletter
The Annual Meeting in Lewiston was the previous summer, and Chapter president Duane Annis reflects on re-starting Chapter activities
1990
January Newsletter
Jim Fazio discusses the upcoming Annual Meeting in Lewiston; Minutes of November 1989 meeting; committee and individual assignments for the Annual Meeting in Lewiston
April Newsletter
Invitation to final planning meeting for the Annual Meeting in Lewiston; Governor's Committee updates, Robert Hoyle publishes pamphlet about the Lolo route; John Barnes to Head Heritage Trust; Jim Fazio moves to Nebraska
1989
March Newsletter
Upcoming spring meeting; National Park Service certification of 26 Idaho sites; Possible Leiws-Clark Clearwater Rendezvous, agenda for joint meeting of Idaho Chapter and Governor's Lewis & Clark Trial Committee; Efforts to purchase Packer Meadows and Glade Creek lands; ballot for officers.
June Newsletter
Priscilla Wegars and Lee Sappington presented the archaeology dig at Canoe Camp; Annual Meeting will be in Bozeman; April 22, 1989 meeting minutes
August Newsletter
Fall meeting agenda; Chapter membership grows
1988
June Newsletter
Appeal for dues; spring meeting results; planning guide for 1990 meeting; upcoming fall meeting; findings at Canoe Camp dig
1987
We Proceeded On
News from Idaho: Governor's Committee; Clearwater Forest Plan, U of I report on L&C course
July Newsletter
Upcoming fall meeting; next steps for the 1990 Annual Meeting; Lewis & Clark Trail Run; Lolo Trail clean-up project; trail sign copy; Lolo Pass Visitor Center opens, Powell Ranger Distric input; 1988 Lewis & Clark calendars; Annual Meeting in Billings
August Newsletter
Report on Annual Meeting in Billings; agenda for fall meeting at Travelers' Rest; membership numbers compared with other chapters; Lolo Trail clean-up; Ruth Caylor represents Chapter at Fort Cascades National Historic Landmark dedication
We Proceeded On
A short article, Spring meeting focues on Weippe Prairie, featuring Ralph Space and Merle Wells
1986
March We Proceeded On
Announcing the creating of the Idaho Chapter: New Idaho Foundation Chapter and Idaho Lewis & Clark Trail Committee Dedicated to Protecting Last Remnants of the Lewis & Clark Trail, by new Chapter president James R. Fazio
May We Proceeded On
A report summarizing the first newsletter from the Idaho Chapter
November We Proceeded On
Idaho Organizations Journey to Salmon, ID for Eventful One Day Meet; Foundation President and Mrs. (Pat) Foote Travel from Billings, MT to Attend