| Summary: | agement area southeast of Williston. April 22: Very windy day, camped on the south side on the west end of the present day Lewis and Clark Wildlife Management area southwest of Williston. April 23: Very windy day, camped just east of Trenton along the river, April 24: Stayed in camp just east of Trenton. April 25: Camped on the south side of the river around the bend in the river from the present day Fort Buford State Historic Site, The confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers could be seen in the distance from the hilltops. April 26: Camped on the southwest side of the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers. The Yellowstone River had originally been given the French name Rochejaune which means Yellowstone. .The entire party spent an evening enjoying themselves with much hilarity, singing, and dancing. April 27: The Corps of Discovery entered into present day Montana just west of the present day Fort Union National Historic site and camped just west of the present border. North Dakota Leg of the Journey - 1806 August 3: Clark reentered North Dakota via the southern route. Clark took the southern route with hopes of finding a shorter route to the Missouri River. He leaves a note on a post that he has continued on because there was no game in the vicinity and the mosquitoes are very bad. August 4: Clark camps just a couple miles downstream from the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri on the north side of the river. They camp on a sandbar with the hopes of getting away from the mosquitoes. August 5: Clark camps on a sandbar in the river straight south of Williston. The explorers killed a bear this day. August 6: Clark camps on the north side of the river by the mouth of the Little Muddy Creek. August 7: Clark camps on an island near the mouth of the creek near what is presently known as Beaver Creek [Hofflund Bay], August 7: Lewis reentered North Dakota via the Missouri River and arrives at the mouth of the Yellowstone River, He finds the note and moves on. Camps on the north side of the river straight south of Trenton, His crew had traveled about 83 miles this day. August 8: Clark remains in his camp this day. August 8: Lewis sets up camp on the north side of the river southwest of Williston. His crew needed time to repair their water crafts. August 9: Clark sets up camp about three miles down river from the mouth of the White Earth River. August 9: Lewis stays at his camp southwest of Williston. August 10: Clark stays in his camp this day. August 10: Lewis resumes his journey in the late afternoon, sets up camp straight south of Williston, August 11: Clark camps on the west side of the river near where the former coijirau- 50 Chapter One - Lewis and Clark in North Dakota
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