WebJunction

WEIPPE, IDAHO– (Where Lewis & Clark met the Nez Perce Indians in 1805)

The Weippe Discovery Center & Library is a 5600 square foot Lewis & Clark interpretive/visitor center drawing tourist worldwide to our community. Even though the bicentennial has come and gone, Weippe now has a beautiful facility that meets the needs of its citizens. The WDC houses the library, an eight PAC Technology Center with high speed internet, College Outreach office, Small Business Enhancement office and general meeting room. It has become the hub of the community by providing traditional library services such as books and magazines, and now, so much more. The library was a Library Journal’s 2009 Best Small Library in America finalist.

The Discovery Center tells the story of Lewis and Clark in Idaho. Life size hand painted murals on the buildings exterior, depict the Expedition’s key events as they traversed the rugged Bitterroot Mountains, their arrival on the Weippe Prairie and their return trip waiting for the snow to melt.  A Living Landscape has trails that meander the grounds with native flora and “Journal entry” interpretive panels that help tell the Corps of Discovery’s story while in this beautiful country.