The Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center is located in Darden Towe Park at the Keelboat Barn. Hours are Saturday 10-4, and Sunday 12-4. General admission is $3 per adult and $1 per child and includes a tour of the full-size keelboat replica, carpentry for kids, and other activities. Call 434-979-2425 or email landceast@ntelos.net for more information or to make reservations for our special workshops. Scouting groups welcome.

Saturday, August 23rd, 10:30-11:30 AM
Beading and Painting Workshop
All ages welcome. Participants complete two projects: a bracelet and a painting based on a Lewis & Clark drawing. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Sunday, August 24th, 1:30-2:30 PM
Beading and Painting Workshop
All ages welcome. Participants complete two projects: a bracelet and a painting based on a Lewis & Clark drawing. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Saturday, August 30, 10:30-11:15 AM
Mask Making
Ages 4-12. Children make paper masks based on the animals Lewis & Clark saw on their journey. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Sunday, August 31, 1:30-2:15 PM
Mask Making
Ages 4-12. Children make paper masks based on the animals Lewis & Clark saw on their journey. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Saturday, September 6th, 10-12 AM
Boat Building Workshop
Come work on a life-size model of the White Pirogue, which Lewis & Clark took up the Missouri along with the Keelboat. Training in using a power drill will be included. 12 spaces for children 8-14. Reservations Required. Standard admission.

Sunday, September 7th, 1:30-2:30 PM
Beading and Painting Workshop
Make your own necklace in this workshop inspired by the beads Lewis & Clark carried with them on the Keelboat. Reservations required. Admission plus $3 activity fee.

Saturday, September 13, 10:30-12 AM
Keelboat Voyage of Discovery
Wearing costumes, kids reenact parts of the Lewis & Clark journey, including
being aboard the Keelboat, hiking and journaling, and making a shingle for a fort. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Sunday, September 14, 1:30-3 PM
Keelboat Voyage of Discovery
Wearing costumes, kids reenact parts of the Lewis & Clark journey, including
being aboard the Keelboat, hiking and journaling, and making a shingle for a fort. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Saturday, September 20, 10:30-12 AM
How to Use a Compass
Kids learn how to navigate with a compass and to draw maps. Hiking. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Sunday, September 21, 1:30-3 PM
How to Use a Compass
Kids learn how to navigate with a compass and to draw maps. Hiking. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Saturday, September 27, 10:30-12 AM
Keelboat Voyage of Discovery
Wearing costumes, kids reenact parts of the Lewis & Clark journey, including
being aboard the Keelboat, hiking and journaling, and making a shingle for a fort. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.

Sunday, September 28, 1:30-3 PM
Keelboat Voyage of Discovery
Wearing costumes, kids reenact parts of the Lewis & Clark journey, including
being aboard the Keelboat, hiking and journaling, and making a shingle for a fort. Space limited. Reservations suggested. Standard admission.