Williston hosts the annual North Dakota Chokecherry Festival honoring the official state fruit–the chokecherry–a designation that was made possible by letters written by the town’s 6th graders.  Food, including the traditional free 1,000 Burger Feed…

Built in 1866, this Fort was a major supply depot and one of the posts established to protect overland and river routes on the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers.  It is best known…

Between 1828 and 1867, Fort Union was the most important fur trade post on the Upper Missouri River. Here, the Assiniboine and six other Northern Plains Indian Tribes exchanged buffalo robes and smaller furs for…

Featuring the same view that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark saw on their expedition, this center tells the story of the rivers and the people who have traveled along them.  Permanent exhibits include murals in…

The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center is located near Williston, North Dakota, less than half a mile from the Fort Buford State Historic Site. The center offers exhibits related to the prehistoric, natural, tribal, and pioneer history of the…

Williston, the economic center of northwest North Dakota, has recently seen a population boon and consequential investment in its social and public infrastructure, thus making it a perfect stop on your journey along the Lewis…

On April 25, 1805, Lewis, “accompanyed by four men”, proceeded overland in advance of Clark and the main group in order to explore the area surrounding the confluence of the Yellowstone River, which he knew…