Farewell To a Great Blog

It makes me sad that I must remove "Lewis and Clark: What Else Happened" from my list of links in the sidebar. My friend, Jim Petersen, faithfully posted to the blog each day of the expedition, highlighting what Lewis and Clark were up to on that day, and then indicating all sorts of fascinating things occurring elsewhere at the same time. It took Hurricane Katrina--Jim lives in the New Orleans area--to temporarily interrupt his posting schedule.

Now that the bicentennial is over, it's time to retire the blog, which Jim left online for several additional months. He and I have never met in person. Our blogs brought us together and we established an email correspondence that eventually moved beyond Lewis and Clark topics to include politics, current events, what family members are doing, etc., plus I've received some great first-hand observations about Katrina, Mardi Gras, and Louisiana politicians like "Dollar Bill" Jefferson.

So thank you, Jim, for a fascinating weblog and for our electronic interactions since. Best wishes on all your future endeavors.