Kamiah Valley Historical Museum

08/13/2026

According to ID511, there is a pilot car taking cars through the MM 50 Fire area on Hwy 12 as of 9:00 p.m. last night.

08/12/2026

SAVE THE DATE:
Please join us as the Kamiah Historical Society and Lewis County Historical Society host renowned Children's Book Author & US Sacajawea Coin model
Randy 'L Teton
The Authentic Story of Sacajawea: A Shoshone Perspective
SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 - 3:00 pm
Hearthstone Meeting Room
502 Main Street
Kamiah,Idaho
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Randy will have books and Sacajawea coins for sale at this event.
For Information: 208-935-2290

08/05/2026

On the south end of Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, you’ll find Darby, a small, picturesque town with a mountainous connection to the Lewis and Clark story. It was here, about 25 miles north of Lost Trail Pass, that the Corps of Discovery passed in both 1805 and 1806.

The entire party first visited when they moved north in early September 1805 as they searched for the best route west over the Rocky Mountains. Then, on July 4, 1806, William Clark and his group returned to the valley camping the night near where the West Fork of the Bitterroot meets the main Bitterroot* (about five miles south of Darby). For Sacagawea, this was familiar territory as it’s believed by many that she grew up in the region as a Lemhi Shoshone.

Today, tucked between the storefronts on Darby’s Main Street, you’ll find Sacajawea Rest Park, a tribute to this remarkable young woman for her role in the Expedition. You’ll find a life-size bronze statue of her with Jean-Baptiste, an identical sculpture to the one standing at Fort Clatsop in Oregon, created by Jim Demetro.

This year during the town’s annual Sacajawea Day celebration on July 4, local historian and author, Ted S. Hall, unveiled a new, detailed, 4-foot by 8-foot metal map that clearly explains the routes taken by the American explorers through the Bitterroot Valley and along the Lolo Trail. Based on Clark’s maps and modern GPS data, the map highlights 38 Lewis and Clark related reference points throughout the area. It features a QR code which provides users with an online, interactive version of the map. (This code has been added to today’s image in the upper left-hand corner.)

Darby is one of the locations along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail where you can often feel the power of the place, knowing that the Corps of Discovery traveled below the same mountain peaks and along the same Bitterroot River. Learn more: https://www.visitdarby.com.

*The local Salish people knew the river as “Spet-lum” (Place of the bitterroot). Lewis and Clark originally called it “Flathead River,” but shortly after changed it to “Clark’s River.” It was officially titled “Bitterroot River” by federal surveyors in 1853.

Image: The 4’x8’ metal map at Sacajawea Rest Park in Darby. Courtesy of Ted Hall.

08/05/2026

08/05/2026

This Thursday!!!! Come get cool and buy some ice cream! Serving up Tillamook ice cream for our annual summer fundraiser and for Idaho Farmers Market Week. See you at the Kooskia city park. We will be serving up sundaes from 10-1 or until we sell out.

07/27/2026

Download and explore our App! Download it today to bring the adventure and magic of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail on your mobile device. Scan the QR code here or find it on your app store.

07/21/2026