Shebby LeeOct 1, 20192 minTraveling With A PurposeTraveling with a purpose is the latest buzz-phrase in the travel business, and I always get kind of a kick out of it, because I can’t...
Shebby LeeDec 1, 20182 minJas. Townsend & SonsJust on principle, I pretty much like ALL living history experiences. When done well, 21st century participants can feel part of...
Shebby LeeNov 1, 20183 minThe Cutest RodentHere I am, writing about beavers again. That’s what happens when some of your best tours explore trails used by practioners of the...
Shebby LeeJul 1, 20184 minMy Favorite ThingsFrom all accounts it appears that everybody today has a bucket list, and travel is almost certainly on it. We even tout a few of our...
Shebby LeeApr 1, 20172 minStory TellingNobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, Toni Morrison, has admitted in interviews that she writes the story she would like to...
Shebby LeeMar 1, 20173 minBlue Beads and Other ParaphernaliaI need to get back on the trail again. I need to pack up Fred, and my blue beads, and maps and hand-forged gills, and possibles bag,...
Shebby LeeNov 1, 20163 minBrown Water*It’s probably a safe bet that no one pursues historical research to win prizes. Unless you are Stephan Ambrose or Bernard DeVoto,...
Shebby LeeNov 1, 20154 minAmerican HeritageMy grandfather was an original subscriber to American Heritage Magazine, the classy hardbound history magazine written and edited by some...
Shebby LeeMay 1, 20153 minWhere Legends LiveI like to think that I am an eclectic reader, with interests in baseball (especially the Negro Leagues), World War II, biographies (of...
Shebby LeeApr 1, 20153 minIt’s All About the WaterThe first time I traveled the Lewis & Clark Trail was in 1997. I was participating in a FAM (that’s travelspeak for “familiarization...
Shebby LeeFeb 1, 20153 minWhere History HappenedOne of the hallmarks of our tours is that we offer the opportunity to walk where history happened. When you think about it, this really...
Shebby LeeAug 1, 20143 minThe Surprising Lewis & Clark TrailNo one questions the historic significance of the sites along the Lewis & Clark Trail – the first trans-continental exploration designed...
Shebby LeeMay 1, 20143 minCoincidencesHistory is rife with coincidences that are simply too amazing to make up. Although Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery spent considerable...
Shebby LeeApr 1, 20142 minFred and MeIn case you haven’t heard yet, we are going back on the trail again this year. Actually, we follow some historic trail or other every...
Shebby LeeMar 1, 20143 minFor Public ConsumptionIn this age of social media, with millions of people posting their innermost thoughts on Twitter or Facebook, in blogs, or some other...
Shebby LeeOct 1, 20133 minThe Day I Climbed Spirit MoundI should probably preface this by stating that “climbed” is a definite overstatement of what I did last August. More accurately, I...
Shebby LeeAug 1, 20133 minFollowing the Lewis & Clark TrailI have been leading modern-day explorers over the Lewis & Clark Trail more or less regularly since 1997, and as you read this I have...
Shebby LeeFeb 1, 20133 minReading ListsWhen we were first developing the Lewis & Clark Trail as a Vanishing Trails Expedition I kept track of all the books I read in my...
Shebby LeeJan 1, 20133 minWide Open SpacesOne could argue – I would – that some of the most enjoyable days I’ve spent on tour were those covering many miles of what early settlers...
Shebby LeeOct 10, 20103 minExplore the Lewis and Clark TrailMeriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery departed St. Charles, Missouri on May 21, 1804, to begin their expedition...