Scheuerman will give presentation on Mullan, Northern Overland Road

Northwest author-lecturer Richard Scheuerman will present the illustrated program "In the Wake of Lewis & Clark: John Mullan and the Northern Overland Road" Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Colfax Public Library. Sponsored by the Washington-Idaho Chapter of the Lewis & Clark Heritage Trail Foundation, the presentation is free and open to the public.

Scheuerman, a popular speaker who has authored numerous books and articles on regional Native Americans, pioneers and immigrant history, now turns his attention to path finder Lt. John Mullan. The intrepid frontiersman led an expedition of near...