Idaho: Lapwai – Nez Perce National Historical Park
Traveling through northern Idaho towards Washington we decided to stop at the Nez Perce National Historical Park at Spalding. This area was originally known as Lapwai by the Nez Perce, but was renamed Spalding after the Reverand Henry Spalding a missionary who came amongst the Nez Perce to convert them to Christianity.
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Montana: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument consists of museum exhibits, an interpretive centre, and ranger-led programs that commemorates the site of the Indian victory over Custer’s 7th Cavalry which was one of the last armed efforts of the Northern Plains Indians to preserve their ancestral way of life.
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Indiana: Porter – Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes, National Lakeshore Park was another destination we had not planned to visit but found out about as we reached Indiana. We had not expected to find huge sand dunes like this in the mid-western states.
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South Dakota: Badlands National Park
The Badlands National Park is a rugged, harsh and beautiful landscape. Set in 244,000 sq acres in South Dakota it can be explored as a day trip or you can spend several days camping and explore deeper into the park along the trail system.
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South Dakota: Minuteman National Historic Site
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site protects two facilities that were once part of a Minuteman Missile field that covered the far western portion of South Dakota from 1963 through the early 1990s.
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North Dakota: Washburn – Lewis & Clark Interpretation Center
The Lewis and Clark Interpretation Center in Washburn, North Dakota tells the story of Lewis and Clark’s arrival in the area in 1804.
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