Where Rivers Meet: A Walk Through History & Nature

Step into the stories of the past and explore the beauty of the present at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston throughout June. Weekly events offer engaging, family-friendly ways to experience the confluence of cultures, rivers, and time. Registration is not required for these free programs, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Where Rivers Meet: A Walk Through History & Nature

Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 11am
This 60-minute guided walk explores the post-glacial landscape of the confluence, highlighting native plants, wildlife, and river ecology while connecting those natural features to human stories, especially Indigenous use of the land, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the development of nearby Fort Buford.

Confluence Learning Lab: Early Peoples & Hunting Tools
Saturdays 2 p.m. – 2:30pm
Dive deeper into the lifeways of early Indigenous peoples. Explore the handmade tools hunters developed to adapt to their environment, then use atlatls and bows in a supervised, educational setting. It’s an enriching blend of history, science, and fun.

For more information, contact Site Supervisor Cheyenne Teal, [email protected] or 701.572.9034. The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center is part of Fort Buford State Historic Site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center and Fort Buford are open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m., through Sept. 30. All times listed are Central time. Find information about upcoming programs of the State Historical Society at history.nd.gov/events.