Monday, July 29, 2013 - I drove up Ohio 7 and 11 to I80. I80 turned into I80/90 west of Cleveland, OH, which turned into
I90/I94 near Chicago, IL. I took I90 out of Chicago, IL to I90/39 at Rockford, IL, I90/39 to I90/94 at Madison, WI, I90/94 to I94 at
Portage, WI, and I94 to Mirror Lake State Park at exit 89. OH, IN, and IL were one long construction zone with toll booths.
Tolls totaled about $30. Getting through Chicago wasn't too bad. Mirror Lake State Park was nice.
Wisconsin charges to camp plus a charge for each car in the park.
Mirror Lake, Wisconsin
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - I drove through the rest of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and half of North Dakota to Bismark. I took ND83 north to
Lake Sakakawea and camped at the Corps of Engineers' Downstream Campground. It was next to the Missouri River just below Garrison Dam
and was very nice. Garrison Dam forms Lake Sakakawea.
Missouri River below Garrison Dam
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - I went to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and the reconstructed Fort Mandan. The original Fort Mandan burned.
It was gone when Lewis and Clark returned from Oregon. The reconstructed Fort Mandan is believed to be about 10 miles from the original site.
The original site would be under water due to the Missouri River changing its course. The Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan are run by a private
foundation. I also toured the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. There are only mounds of earth left where the original earth
lodges were. Sakakawea, a Shoshone, lived at one of the villages, the Hidatsa village, with her French-Canadian trader husband, Toussaint Charbonneau.
Mirror Lake, Wisconsin
Missouri River below Garrison Dam
