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Students take a canoe expedition through the Wild and Scenic Upper Missouri River, participate in Outdoor Discovery Training on Canyon Ferry Lake and in the Big Belt Mountains and experience the actual sites and scenes of Lewis & Clark’s journey of discovery. There will be a Native American Talking Circle featuring acclaimed Montana State University professor Shane Doyle.

The course fee is $1,499 and includes transportation within the state of Montana, program tuition, meals, housing, gear rentals, speaker and museum fees.

​​Program Founders

Dave Nulf and Chris Parisi hold graduate credits from the University of Montana for Teach Lewis and Clark, a professional development workshop for educators. They have run four adventure courses in Montana in conjunction with the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration, including an epic 23-day expedition from the Blackfeet reservation, through the Upper Missouri River Breaks and across the continental divide at Lemhi Pass. This dynamic duo team-teaches Advanced Placement American Studies at Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, CT.