Great Falls Lewis and Clark Bicentennial events leave $500K deficit

A series of events celebrating the Lewis and Clark expedition’s bicentennial ended with a $500,000 deficit, the Great Falls city manager said.

Marketed under the banner ‘‘Explore the Big Sky,” the events here and in Fort Benton were billed as a national ‘‘signature” component among bicentennial observances in various parts of the country. Great Falls and Fort Benton were significant in the 19th century journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, as their party traveled the Missouri River in search of a route to the Pacific Ocean.

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