The Boat House houses the one-of-a-kind replica Keelboat and two pirogues that retrace the travels of the original Lewis & Clark Expedition.  You can view the Keelboat’s May 2023 Shakedown Cruise on the Mississippi River here.

The three boats are based on drawings by Captain William Clark. Drawings safeguarded in the Smithsonian in Washington, DC and references from the Journals were used in the authentic reconstruction of the boats. Building them required over 16,000 volunteer hours. Captain Glen Bishop initially spearheaded this immense project of constructing the full-scale replica boats. His vision continues to be realized today with re-enactments featuring our magnificently, hand-crafted and highly unique fleet.

The Keelboat and two pirogues have been showcased in several films, documentaries and an upcoming televised miniseries. When the boats are not appearing in events or re-enactments, they are on display at the Boat House below the Lewis & Clark Museum.