The Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1804-05 near Mandan and Hidatsa Indian Villages along the Missouri River in central North Dakota. The winter months at Fort Mandan were very busy with adding of fresh supplies. The Corps traded for food items grown by the village Indians. In April 1805 Lewis and Clark continued their exploration west toward the Pacific. The Fort was abandoned and left behind. What you see in the photo is a reproduction built by the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation a non profit organization.
View of the Missouri River from visitors area. Fort Mandan and the grounds are closed because of the flooding on the Missouri. The visitors center as well as the Fort is sand bagged to protect from flood waters.
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