Honoring Our Elders And Preserving Our Past

The original Alexander school building.

This building was built in 1914 and was used as the school until 1967.
After the school moved to its new location just east of the park here in Alexander a
committee was formed to determine what to do with the old building.
It was determined that the building should be preserved and turned into a museum.
In 1969 the Lewis and Clark Trail Museum was created.
With the support of local McKenzie county residents and settler's from the original settlement
of the community of Alexander, the museum was able to open it's doors on June 29th 1969.
The items you see in the museum have all been donated or loaned to the museum by surrounding
communities and families that want these items to be preserved.
We invite you in to see the amazing artifacts that are on display in our many buildings.