Nodaway Island

Description

The Yellow Stone reached the mouth of the Nodaway River on the morning of April 25. Woodcutters landed at Nodaway Island to obtain a supply of fuel, and Bodmer and Maximilian went ashore to gather botanical specimens. They discovered in the forest a pair of abandoned frame shelters that Maximilian surmised had probably been made by the Sauks or Iowas. In describing Nodaway Island, painted by Bodmer this morning, Maximilian wrote that it was "large and beautifully wooded. Before we reached it, we saw on the right ... the loveliest blooming trees, particularly redbuds."