"Everybody knows that Lewis and Clark made it to the Pacific Ocean and back, yet almost 200 years have passed since the Corps of Discovery set off and Americans are still talking about their journey!  A 512-page book about the expedition by historian Stephen Ambrose sold more than 750,000 copies and was on the best sellers list for over 6 months in 1996!  Film maker Ken Burns produced a two hour documentary about them in 1997 that has been aired again and again on PBS.  Back in 1984, when American Heritage magazine did a survey and asked several hundred noted historians what event in history they would most like to have been a part of, it was the Lewis and Clark expedition that was named most often. " " As the newest volunteers on the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council, you and your friends are about to find out as you work on planning a special event to commemorate the 200th anniversary of this amazing journey."