Missouri River Odyssey | Midwest Living

Missouri River Odyssey

North of Omaha, the Missouri River goes stunningly wild. Here are more than two dozen ways to experience this region's beauty and character.

Feel the spirit

Tribes warned Lewis and Clark that little devils infested Spirit Mound, a solitary prairie knob six miles north of Vermillion, South Dakota. But when the explorers reached the crest, they found only a grand Dakota panorama and the first big buffalo herds of their trek. A three-quarter-mile trail flanked by primroses, sunflowers and wind-rippled grasses leads to the still-glorious high view.

Spirit Mound Historic Prairie

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