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Lewis and Clark and Me ﻿In our story this week we will be reading about the journey President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on to explore the territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

The United States National Park Service has a great site to visit to learn more about the journey, the people involved, and the amazing places they visited. Please click [|Lewis and Clark Expedition]to navigate to this site.

PBS telelevision has a great site on the expedition. It includes information about America during the early 1800's, pictures, an interactive map, and even video clips. [|Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery] is full of amazing and interesting information about this famous journey.

Newfoundlands are Amazing! The story we are reading this week is written from the viewpoint of Seaman, the dog who accompanied the men on their journey. Seaman was a Newfoundland, a specific breed of dog. Becuase of our warm temperatures, we don't see many Newfounlands in southern Alabama. Happily, we can find information about the breed on the Internet. A place to learn about this breed of dogs is The American Kennel Club, AKC, calls the Newfoundland a "true workhorse" and "a master at long-distance swimming" at its [|Meet the Breed] web page. There is a whole page about Seaman on the PBS site.

We know that memorials to famous people and events are an important part of our culture! There are statues of Seaman all throughout the lands that Lewis and Clark visited. Visit [|Lewis and Clark's Columbia River 200 Years Later]to see pictures of some monuments created for Seaman. What a famous dog!

What happened to Seaman? While we don't have many facts, there are clues at [|Glencoe's History Book website] More hints can be found at [|Lewis and Clark in Kentucky]What do you think?