Lewis and Clark State Park

Lewis and Clark State Park in Missouri occupies 189 acres on the south shore of 365-acre Lewis and Clark Lake, also called Sugar Lake. Long tied to outdoor recreation, the lake also supported the regional economy in the late 19th century, when Kansas City and St. Joseph meat packers harvested ice there before mechanical refrigeration became common. The park land was donated in 1934 by Buchanan County sportsmen and first opened as Sugar Lake State Park, then was renamed in 1938 to honor Lewis and Clark, who are believed to have discovered the lake during their 1804–1806 expedition. Its 1934 CCC-built stone open shelter, later listed on the National Register of Historic Places, preserves its New Deal-era history.

Lewis and Clark Village, Missouri · United States