THE Great Falls

Ever since we arrived here we have wondered where THE Great Falls is. Every historical sign and museum talks about Lewis and Clark arriving at the falls and quoting Lewis as saying "...the grandest sight I ever beheld..." and he describes it in great detail. We wanted to see that grand sight for ourselves. We searched and searched for something that said where it is and couldn't find a map leading to it. There are 5 falls along the river but we wanted to see the GREAT falls! Finally we found it and were disappointed to find that a dam had been build just above the falls and it was no longer great or grand! The dam was built in 1915 so maybe they didn't know back then that they might be better off to leave some things alone! At the Black Eagle Falls there was also a small dam built just above the falls. We don't have the heart to search out the other 3 falls. It's still pretty to see but nothing like the sight that met the expedition. Oh well. Tomorrow we may go to the State Fair. We passed by the fairgrounds today and it looks like there are animals and real fair activities and not just a carnival. We'll check it out tomorrow.