LEWIS AND CLARK RE-ENACTMENT

Enactor Scott Mandrell of Alton, IL (R) plays the part of Capt. Meriwether Lewis as he explains his trip to St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Charles, Mo Mayor Patti York after the crew disembarks their 55-foot keelboat on the St. Louis Riverfront in St. Louis on December 8, 2003. The landing in St. Louis marks the beginning of the St. Louis portion of the bicentential commemoration.The keelboat and its crew will begin their trip again in the spring from St. Charles, Mo. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)