August 2001, Volume 1, Issue 1
GREETINGS!
This is Washington state's first official electronic newsletter for Lewis and Clark Bicentennial information. The Historical Society, lead agency of the Agency Assistance Team (AAT) for bicentennial planning, plans to send this newsletter via e-mail on a monthly basis to provide updates on events, projects, and activities going on around the state in preparation for the commemoration.
Your name is in the state's Lewis and Clark Trail database as someone who has expressed interest in the bicentennial and/or who has attended public meetings during the past three years. If you do not want to continue to receive this newsletter and/or other bicentennial communications, reply to this e-mail or contact Jean Peterson at the Heritage Resource Center 360-586-0219.
The state will continue to publish and mail out the quarterly "hard copy" newsletters in addition to this electronic communication.
PROJECT UPDATES
An Update on Some of Washington's Top Priority Projects for the Bicentennial
- Station Camp near Chinook
Washington's top priority bicentennial project has received approximately $3,200,000 in funding to date. An additional $2,600,000 is needed to fully fund the project. Planned improvements for the site include shifting Highway 101 for safety purposes and to provide an area for wayside development. The new wayside park would include restrooms, parking, interpretive elements and commemorative monuments. For more information about this project, contact Dave Nicandri at 253-798-5900. - Fort Canby State Park near Ilwaco
Washington's second top priority project has received $3,200,000 in funding to date. Approximately $400,000 is still needed to completed all planned improvements. Plans call for expansion of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, creating more space for updated exhibits and enhancing accessibility. Outdoor interpretive exhibits and trails also are planned throughout the park, including at MacKenzie Head, near the location of the November 18, 1805 campsite. For more information about this project contact Steve Wang, Washington State Parks and Recreation 360-902-8611. - Sacajawea State Park near Pasco
Washington's third top priority project has received $400,000 in funding to date. Approximately $300,000 is still needed to complete improvements. The project may receive additional funds through the TEA 21 Enhancements Program, but this is still tentative. Planned improvements include upgrading the Sacajawea Interpretive Center and outdoor exhibits. For more information about this project, contact Steve Wang, Washington State Parks and Recreation 360-902-8611. - The Confluence Center in Clarkston
To date this project has received approximately $400,000 in funding. A feasibility study and master plan for the community education and interpretive center has been completed. The project may receive some additional funds for design through the TEA 21 Enhancements Program, but this is still tentative. As Washington's fourth top priority project, it is hoped that design can be completed by mid to late 2002 and construction can be completed in 2003. Approximately $8,000,000 is still needed to fully fund construction and an endowment for maintenance and operations. For more information about this project, contact Doreen Bridgmount, President of the Asotin County Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Committee at 509-758-3126. - The Discovery Trail in Pacific County
Design and permitting for Phase I of the Discovery Trail from Long Beach to Ilwaco is currently underway. Phase I construction is scheduled to begin in 2002. Although trail construction is fully funded, some additional funds may be needed to complete the full complement of interpretive exhibits and commemorative artworks/monuments envisioned for the trail. For more information about this project, contact Nabiel Shawa or Jim Sayce at 360-642-4421. - Lewis and Clark Trail Interpretive Waysides Project,
Statewide
Design development for approximately 55 wayside interpretive exhibits along the trail in Washington is currently underway. The project is fully funded and it is anticipated that the first phase of exhibits will be installed and ready for viewing prior to the summer of 2002. Related to this project, but as a separate endeavor by the Washington State Department of Transportation , trail logo signs and supplemental guide signs ("Heritage Marker Ahead") will be expanded along the highway. For more information about the interpretive waysides project, contact Mandi Roberts at 206-442-1369. For more information about the highway signing project, contact Bill Pierce at WSDOT 360-905-2218. - The Simiinekem or Confluences Project
This project will involve design of four interpretive artworks along the Lewis and Clark Trail in Washington, is currently in the early planning stages. The project will focus on tribal perspectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and related environmental themes. A team of principals involved with the project met with artist and architect Maya Lin in NYC earlier this year. Lin accepted the commission last year. She will spend time this year conceptualizing and researching background information for the project. Proposed sites for the project include the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers in Clarkston, confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers in Pasco, near the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers in Vancouver, and at the mouth of the Columbia River and confluence with the Pacific Ocean in Pacific County. Approximately $12,000,000 is needed to fund the project including design fees, permitting, construction, and setting up an endowment for long term maintenance. For more information, contact Jane Jacobsen at the Vancouver Historic Reserve Trust 360-992-1804.
Look for additional project updates in next month's e-newsletter.
END OF OUR VOYAGE GUIDE AVAILABLE
The "End of Our Voyage" guide to interesting stories and locations along the Lewis and Clark Trail is now available. Approximately 140,000 copies were recently printed - but its going fast! To receive your own personal copy, please send a reply to this e-mail or contact Jean Peterson at the Heritage Resource Center 360-586-0219.
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
September 10, 2001
Agency Assistance Team Monthly Meeting
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
October 10, 2001
Agency Assistance Team Monthly Meeting
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
October 30, 2001
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Advisory
Meeting
Yakama Nation Cultural Center
(Meeting time to be confirmed.)
Toppenish, WA
September 15, 2001
Governor's [Washington State] Lewis and
Clark Trail Committee Meeting
Vancouver, WA
In the morning - to confirm specific location and time, contact
Barb Kubik at 360-546-5949
Weeks of November 5th and 12th, 2001
Next Round of Public Meetings for the Lewis and Clark Trail Interpretive Waysides
Project
Look for more information in upcoming newsletters