Near the end of November, 1805, as William Clark was trying to figure out how to dress for winter on the lower Columbia, local chinook people described a robe for the captain, “which is made of the skins of a Small animal about the size of a Cat, which is...

David Douglas was a Scottish naturalist who worked the Columbia country from the Rocky Mountains to the river’s mouth during three collecting trips between 1825 and 1833. Douglas  also happened to be a dog lover and his relationship with various furry friends over those years reveals a lot about both...

Growing up on the Upper Mississippi River valley, Lisa Middleton’s bedtime stories were tales of her parents’ adventures in Australia, south Asia, and Europe, where they were backpacking and travelling as teachers in the 1970's. Family trips in her parents’ RV to places like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Arizona,...

November is here, and it’s hard to believe that we’re late into the second half of 2018 already! And even though there’s plenty of time left to enjoy the fall it’s time to start thinking about what colors and trends shoppers are looking for in 2019. Here at Great River...