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1,000 Dream Trips: A Slow Sail Through the Pacific Northwest | Telegraph.co.uk

SS Legacy in Columbia River, Oregon (1)

In 1804, Merriweather Lewis and William Clark set off to find the legendary Northwest Passage across the newly expanded United States, taking with them a 55ft-long keelboat and a ‘Corps of Discovery’ of helpers, including a black slave and a Native American girl. Now you can follow part of the captains’ journey as related by knowledgeable historians on board – and you’ll also hear from members of the indigenous Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) people and visit the Tamástslikt Native American museum to learn about the impact of white migration to the region.

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