The Smithsonian is coming to Salmon!

The Smithsonian is coming to Salmon!

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Highlighting Changing Landscape of Rural America Coming to Salmon this Winter The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with Idaho Humanities Council, presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” The exhibition...

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Volunteer Docent Training Begins April 1st

Volunteer Docent Training Begins April 1st

The Sacajawea Center's Interpretive Center is entirely staffed by local volunteer docents. Each spring the Center provides training for our volunteers that includes information about the Lewis and Clark Expedition in Lemhi County, what we know about Sacajawea, and...

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Looking Back at 2018

Looking Back at 2018

(Banner Photo Credit: Jeff Stratter) Happy New Year! The 2018 season marked the Center’s fifteenth anniversary. Throughout the summer we had some one-of-a-kind programs and events to celebrate: At the end of May over twenty Lewis and Clark themed kites were installed...

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Fall Frolic is Just Around the Cornere!

Fall Frolic is Just Around the Cornere!

Don't miss this family friendly event. Each year we host pioneer games and crafts, rustic frontier food including chili and hot camp donuts, wagon rides, a take-your-own photo booth, a pumpkin patch to pickup your Halloween carvers, music and...

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Film Screening: IN GOOD FAITH

Film Screening: IN GOOD FAITH

Join us for two documentary screenings at the Sacajawea Center in Salmon, ID. Produced by Naka Productions, Inc., award winning video production company in Charlotte, NC, IN GOOD FAITH is a documentary that centers around the work of Dr. Orlan Svingen,...

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Lewis and Clark Kites On Display All Summer

Lewis and Clark Kites On Display All Summer

On May 21st Terry Zee Lee, the director of Sky Wind World, Inc. based out of Billings, Montana, began hanging kites in businesses throughout Salmon. The kites are various shapes and sizes but each one depicts something from of the Lewis and Clark...

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Mountain Man Shoot

Mountain Man Shoot

Our 3rd annual Father's Day Mountain Man Shoot give you and your dad a chance to experience life in the early 1800s at the outdoor school at the Sacajawea Center's ancestral village. Join us to try your hand at archery, hatchet throwing or atlatl (spear)...

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Dr. Gary Moulton to Speak in Salmon

Dr. Gary Moulton to Speak in Salmon

The Sacajawea Center and the Lemhi County Historical Society have been teaming up for five years to bring June History Month to the community. This year the Center is also celebrating its 15 year anniversary and we are excited to be hosting Dr. Gary Moulton for June...

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Summer Program Sign-ups Scheduled!

Summer Program Sign-ups Scheduled!

Registration for Sacajawea Center summer programs begins Monday May 7th at 5pm at Salmon City Center at 200 Main Street. After May 7th you can submit registration forms directly to our office at 2700 Main Street. The Salmon City Pool will also be present on May 7th...

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Onsite Volunteer Opportunity at the Sacajawea Center

Onsite Volunteer Opportunity at the Sacajawea Center

Each season the Sacajawea Center calls on the community to help kick operations into high gear for daily summer operations. Volunteer docents welcome visitors to Salmon and the Center, teaching them about our local history and directing folks to businesses...

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National Trails Photo Contest

National Trails Photo Contest

The National Trails System turns 50 this year and they are inviting us all to take part in the commemoration by submitting your favorite trail photos. The National Trail System includes recreation trails, hiking trails, scenic trails, and historic trails....

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