The exhibit features a three-dimensional map of Idaho showing the route Lewis and Clark took on their way to the Pacific Ocean.

Lewis and Clark: The Journey in Idaho features original botanical specimens collected in Idaho by Lewis and Clark two hundred years ago and will be on exhibit through December 31, 2006 at the Idaho State Historical Museum in Boise.

These specimens are the highlight of the exhibit, which opened May 7, 2005 at the Historical Museum. They are owned by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and Idaho is one of only two locations nationwide that they will travel to during the Bicentennial Commoration of the Voyage of Discovery.

Lewis and Clark: The Journey in Idaho is a key event in the Bicentennial Commemoration in the state. The focus of the exhibit is the unique people, geography, flora and fauna that the Corps of Discovery encountered in the country now know as Idaho. Idaho Nez Perce and Lemhi Shoshoni artifacts from the Museum's collection are on exhibit, as well as mounted examples of wildlife first described by Lewis and Clark. The exhibit also includes numerous hands-on components, such as a replica Shoshoni pad saddle that visitors can try out. Fur samples from some of the animals Lewis and Clark encountered will be available to touch as well.

Major funding for the exhibit has come from the Governor's Idaho Lewis and Clark Trail Committee. Trustees, staff and volunteers of the Idaho State Historical Society invite the public to come and enjoy the new specimens and the many aspects of Lewis and Clark: The Journey in Idaho.

• Read more about the exhibit here.
• Learn more about the botanical collection: http://www.acnatsci.org/lewisclark/herbarium.htm
  

For more information, contact the Historical Museum at 334-2120.

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The exhibit features a number of Shoshoni and Nez Perce artifacts from the Historical Museum’s collection.	Plants and animals first described for science by Lewis and Clark are featured in the exhibit.
Groups of botanical specimens will rotate every few months through December 2006.	The public can see a number of mounted specimens of animals first described for science by Lewis and Clark.	Visitors can try out this dugout canoe in the exhibit.