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Lunch With Lewis |
This location is undeveloped but beautiful, situated in the Blackfoot Valley along Mounture Creek near a meadow rich with wildflowers. Bring your beach blankets and folding chairs and enjoy a wonderful Saturday in the valley.
A donation of $10 per adult, $5 per child or $30 for family (up to 5), will be requested at the site to help the Blackfoot Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation fund the program.
Relive a historic occasion on a historic spot. On July 5, 1806 Meriwether Lewis and his Corps of Discovery stopped to camp on their return trip to St. Louis. From his journal: 'passing through an extensive high prairie rendered very uneven by a vast number of little hillucks and sinkholes, at the heads of these two creeks high broken mountains stand at the distance of 10 miles forming a kind of Cove generally of open untimbered country.' On July 5, 199 years later you'll have the opportunity to enjoy the view that he did, have a cookout, and learn a little about the Corps' travels through this part of Montana. We won't be serving quamash and freshly shot antelope like his group dined on that day, but you'll be able to munch on buffalo and hot dogs with all the fixings plus soft drinks.
Learn the history of the area, not just as it relates to Lewis and Clark, but also how it was impacted by ancient Glacial Lake Missoula, and its important role as a historic route of travel for many northwestern native American tribes. Evidence of old homesteads and Big Blackfoot railroad is evident.
The event take s place at the Monture Fishing Access Site near Ovando, along State Highway 200. the Blackfoot River is nearby, it's a wonderful spot to relax, absorb the beautiful surroundings, and learn about history in our own backyard. This is a minimally developed site with picnic tables and toilet. The site is in a riparian area along Monture Creek. The guided hike will be in the adjacent area called 'Prairie Knobs' by Capt. Lewis. So bring your family, your lawn chairs, a camera, your walking shoes, and your appetites.
Directions: Lunch With Lewis will take place at Monture Fishing Access Site, near Ovando on Highway 200 milepost 40.
Lunch With Lewis
, Seeley Lake, MT 59868
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