May 2002, Volume 2, Issue 5

LEWIS AND CLARK DAYS AT FORT WALLA WALLA MUSEUM

Fort Walla Walla Museum invites you to attend their annual Lewis and Clark Days, scheduled for June 1st and 2nd at the museum. In this 5th annual event historic interpreters will represent the Lewis and Clark Expedition. There will also be programs related to tribal culture, 19th century US military encampments, and fur trade, not to mention music, dancing, and food!

The museum will also be hosting the following events this summer:

• June 25th Lewis and Clark Kids Camp
• July 13th Rotary Club Salmon Bake
• July 22nd Pioneer Kids Camp
• August 25th Ice Cream Social

For more information, contact the museum at 509.525.7703, or visit their website: www.fortwallawallamuseum.org.

LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL STATE PARK SUMMER PROGRAMS

Gary Lentz, the ranger at Lewis and Clark Trail State Park will hold the following Interpretive programs this summer. All programs will be Held on Saturdays at the Campground Interpretive Area:

June 1, 8:00 PM - Scientific Instruments & Methods of Lewis & Clark
June 8, 8:00 PM - Communicating with the Corps of Volunteers for NW Discovery
June 15 - 19th Century Military Camp at Fort Simcoe State Park (No Program
at L&C Trail)
June 22, 2:00 PM - A Nature Walk: Meriwether Lewis's Botanical Discoveries
June 29, 8:00 PM - Medical Problems of the Corps of Volunteers for NW Discovery
July 06, 8:00 PM - Captain Clark's Magic Show
July 13, 8:00 PM - The Scientific Instruments & Methods of Lewis & Clark
July 20, 8:00 PM - The Weapons of The Corps of Volunteers for NW Discovery
July 27, 1 to 5 PM - Foods & Cooking of the Corps of Volunteers for NW Discovery
August 03, 7:00 PM - A Look at the Animals of the L&C Expedition
August 10, 7:00 PM - Communicating With the Corps of Volunteers for NW Discovery
August 17, 8:00 PM - Stars, Planets & Stories of 1806
August 24, 7:00 PM - How to Prepare for a Journey of NW Discovery
August 31, 7:00 PM - The Weapons of The Corps of Western Discovery

Programs last approximately 45 minutes. Please bring a folding chair and a flashlight. All programs are open to the public with a $1.00 per person donation requested. Non-camper parking is available near the interpretive area at the campground entrance. Call the Park Ranger at 509-337-6457 for additional information. Programs may be cancelled due to inclement weather.

Directions: From the Tri-Cities take Highway 12 out of Pasco to Highway 124 heading East. At Waitsburg, return to Highway 12 heading East. Lewis and Clark Trail State Park is 5 miles West of the Touchet River Bridge in downtown Dayton.

For more information about the park, visit State Parks' website at www.parks.wa.gov featured as this month's "Website of the Month."

LONG BEACH DELEGATION MAKES SISTER CITY TRIP TO CHARLOTTESVILLE

Summarized from a press release issued by Carol Zahorsky, City of Long Beach Public Relations 360.704.3020.

A delegation from the Long Beach Peninsula journeyed to Charlottesville, Virginia and Monticello with a mission to re-establish a link to President Jefferson's vision as carried out by the Lewis and Clark Expedition nearly 200 years ago.

Long Beach, Washington and Charlottesville, Virginia are sister cities, and the delegation of 25 Pacific County residents journeyed across the country during the week of May 5th to once again link the beginning and end of the Lewis and Clark Trail, in a symbolic way. While strengthening sister-city bonds, the trip was designed as a cultural sharing and educational tool. delegates from Pacific County explored working examples of cultural and historical tourism and discussed ways these might be implemented in preparation for the upcoming Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration, which kicks of at Jefferson's Monticello home in January 2003.

The delegation included political officials, tribal representatives, tourism and economic interests, education officials, and others involved in Lewis and Clark Bicentennial activities.

"The Jefferson connection is fascinating and inspirational," offers Carolyn Glenn, past chair of the Pacific County Friends of Lewis and Clark. "Pause and think of Jefferson as he looked across the Blue Ridge Mountains, imagining what the west was and creating the vision that would create one nation from East to West. Understanding Jefferson and Lewis and Clark history will bring an appreciation to anyone living in the Northwest of being part of America."

Highlights of the visit included a meeting with Rep. Brian Baird (Washington) and Rep. Virgil Goode (Virginia), co-chairs of the House and Senate bipartisan Lewis and Clark Caucus, as well as an interpretive presentation by Naselle historian, Rex Ziak, that contrasted the physical sights known by Lewis and Clark with what they experienced in the Pacific Northwest.

"In the public's eye, St. Louis marks the beginning of the trail and Fort Clatsop the end," shared Mayor Dale Jacobsen of Long Beach. "We are reconnecting physically and in spirit the place where Jefferson conceived his vision for westward expansion with the site William Clark pinpointed as Station Camp and walked along the Pacific Ocean on what is today known as the Long Beach Peninsula, the place where the Corps of Discovery realized Jefferson's quest."

For more information about the Corps of Discovery's 18 days in Pacific County, and activities of the Pacific County Friends of Lewis and Clark, visit their website at www.lewisandclarkwa.com

JOIN US FOR THE BICENTENNIAL KICK-OFF AT MONTICELLO

A group of community and state agency representatives is joining together to travel to the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial kick-off at Monticello in January. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott in Charlottesville for January 13-19. If you are interested in being involved in this coordinated travel effort, please contact Arlene Johnson at 360-906-7119 or director@lewisandclark-clark.org

EXPERIENCE LEWIS & CLARK HISTORY AT THE MARYHILL MUSEUM

Maryhill Museum's land conservatory consists of about 6,000 acres overlooking the Columbia River south of Goldendale, Washington, off of State Route 14. Lewis and Clark walked across a large part of the land during their return journey in the spring of 1806. The museum includes an outdoor Lewis & Clark Overlook, with a series of outdoor interpretive panels located on a promontory on the east side of the museum's gardens. The interpretive panels present passages from the Lewis and Clark journals related to those sites. For more information about the museum and upcoming programs, call 509.773.3733.

FORT CLATSOP SCHOOL PROGRAMS NOW AVAILABLE

If you are interested in scheduling a school program with Fort Clatsop National Memorial for the 2002-2003 school year, call 503.861.2471 Ext. 214 or 422. Interested groups are encouraged to make reservations as soon as possible.

Fort Clatsop park rangers also provide a variety of living History programs throughout the year, including the Summer Living History Program. Programs are offered daily from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm during the summer. Fees are charged. contact the park for current rates. National Park Service and other federal fee passes are welcomed.

FOURTH ANNUAL LEWIS AND CLARK SYMPOSIUM

The fourth annual Lewis and Clark Symposium will be held at Lewis and Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho on June 20-22, 2002. The Symposium will provide an opportunity to reflect on the intermingling of the two cultures (Nez Perce Tribe and the Lewis and Clark Expedition) and how history was made, viewed, and recorded. On June 22, the Symposium will include a guided bus tour retracing part of the Lewis and Clark Trail. For more information visit the following website: www.lcsc.edu/extendedprograms/LewisClark/2002, call: 208.792.2282 or 800.879.0458 or email Libby Rawls at earawls@lcsc.edu

PADDLING THROUGH THE BLACKFEET HOMELAND

University of Montana will hold a special event on June 24-28, 2002 that will involve a canoe tour guided by Sally Thompson, Ph.D., and Narcisse Blood, educator, native speaker, and member of the Kainah (Blood) Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The fully outfitted canoe trip on the Missouri River will take participants through Blackfeet homeland. For more information visit www.umt.edu/ccesp/13/anth395.htm, or you can register for the trip through Missouri River Outfitters at 406.622.3295.

GEM AND MINERAL SHOW TO FOCUS ON LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL

The Port Townsend Rock Club is hosting the 2002 "Victorian Gems National Gems and Mineral Show" on July 18-21, 2002 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Part of the focus of this show will be advertising of next year's show in Washington which will feature the Lewis and Clark Trail as it relates to rocks and gems, as well as the Lewis and Clark Family Reunion put on by the Clatsop County Geneaology Society in Clatsop County, Oregon. A Lewis and Clark Geneaology Book is currently being compiled. Contact Carol Brown for more information at sidcarol@escapees.com.

"OCIAN IN VIEW" PROGRAM PLANNED

The "Ocian in View" coordinated by the Pacific County Friends of Lewis and Clark is becoming an annual event that many Lewis and Clark history enthusiasts from throughout the Pacific Northwest look forward to. The program is a cultural and historic enrichment weekend focusing on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

This year, "Ocian in View" will be held November 8 -10, Veterans Day Weekend at the Ilwaco Heritage Museum. Lectures will be offered on Friday and Saturday nights. Bus tours of Station Camp and other Lewis and Clark sites around the Long Beach Peninsula will be offered on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit the website: www.lewisandclarkwa.org or email oceanic@centurytel.net.

LEWIS AND CLARK IN ART - SUBMISSION DEADLINE JANUARY 17, 2003

March 8 through 30, 2003 are the dates of the first annual "Journey's End National Art Exhibition" in Astoria, Oregon. It will be one of the nations's biggest art events undertaken in concert with the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. The call for entries has been announced and is open to all media. Total awards to be given will be $29,000, including $10,000 for "Best of Show."

Join the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial activities with a thematically focused, juried art show in Astoria, where the Expedition wintered 1805-1806. For details on submission, visit www.jsend.org, email us at journeys@pacifier.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a written brochure and ideas on subjects to PO Box 2005, Astoria, Oregon 97103. We greatly appreciate the valuable assistance received from the National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial and Arts for the Parks.

WASHINGTON STATE TOURISM ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY LEWIS AND CLARK WEBSITE NOW ONLINE FOR TRIAL REVIEW/COMMENT

The first stage of the new Lewis and Clark website is up although still very preliminary. Eventually, local communities, visitor and convention bureaus, and tourism organizations will be able to post information about upcoming events in their area and check on the status of other events planned to avoid conflicts.

You can visit the site by entering www.experiencewashington.com. Click on the bottom "webforms" bar and scroll down to the Lewis and Clark category. From there, click on the "registration" link and fill in the form. Do not enter a city (leave it at "none"). You will receive a password by email.

Once you have your password go back to the main site and then again go to the "webforms" and click on Lewis and Clark. In this section, click on "enter new event" or "enter new attraction" and test the system by adding in an event or attraction you are familiar with. The event information will not go "live" on the consumer site until the person authorized (via password) to edit that information has given permission. You can use the "comment" option (very top of screen above the page) to make suggestions or for questions. You can also review all comments made and see responses to comments.

If you are having trouble getting a password or getting into the system, contact Linda Mitchell at 360.725.5060 or email her at lindami@cted.wa.gov.

Please keep in mind that the development of this website is in the very early stages and it will continue to be improved over the coming weeks and months. Your input and help are appreciated.

WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBITS

Beginning this year, the Washington State Historical Society will ramp up its programmatic commitment to the upcoming Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery.

Already on view at the State History Museum - "Commemorating the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial in Washington" - a "work in progress" exhibition identifying projects of significance around the state.

Upcoming in November 15, 2002, will be the "End of Our Voyage: Lewis and Clark in Washington" exhibit, the premier of the society's traveling exhibition highlighting the previously untold or under-appreciated aspects of the Expedition's history in Washington. November 15th represents the 197th anniversary of the arrival of the Corps of Discovery at their terminal destination of their westward voyage: Station Camp. Two sets of this exhibition will travel to local museums and community centers around the state. one will be on view at the national kick-off event for the bicentennial at Monticello and Charlottesville, VA next January.

Check the Society's website for further information on this exhibition's venues and other Lewis and Clark Bicentennial related information www.wshs.org.

VANCOUVER AREA NEWS AND INFORMATION

A regular newsletter is being published that provides updates on Lewis and Clark Bicentennial projects in the Vancouver region. To obtain a copy of this newsletter, contact Arlene Johnson at 360-906-7119 or director@lewisandclark-clark.org.

RESOURCES AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

If you know of other funding sources, in addition to those listed below, please Contact Mandi Roberts at 206.442.1369, mandi.roberts@otak.com -or- Kristin Hoffman at 206.224.7221, kristin.hoffman@otak.com.

HUD FY 2002 Super NOFA Grants
Information is available at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm#2002.

NEH Challenge Grants Special Initiative for Local History
For more information visit www.neh.gov or call the NEH Office of Challenge Grants at 202.606.8309

Bicentennial Funding Sourcebook
Now online at the National Bicentennial Council website: http://lewisandclark200.org.

Funding Resources Table
Compiled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. This can be obtained by contacting Kristin Hoffman at Otak, Inc.
kristin.hoffman@otak.com

National Endowment for the Arts
Visit their website at http://www.arts.endow.gov.

Challenge America: Community Cultural Assistance Initiative
Online at http://www.arts.endow.gov/guide/ChallengeIndex.html.

NEA - Forest Service Arts and Rural Community Assistance Initiative
Check it out at http://www.arts.endow.gov/partner/Rural.html.

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH

Visit the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission's website for information about state parks along the Lewis and Clark Trail in Washington. Did you know the following state parks are located on the trail?

• Chief Timothy (home of Alpowai Interpretive Center)
• Lyons Ferry
• Central Ferry
• Lewis and Clark Trail
• Sacajawea (home of Sacajawea Interpretive Center)
• Crow Butte
• Maryhill
• Doug's Beach
• Horsethief Lake
• Beacon Rock
• Paradise Point
• Fort Columbia
• Lewis and Clark Campsite (Station Camp)
• Fort Canby (home of Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center)

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS

June 1-2, 2002
Lewis and Clark Days at Fort Walla Walla Museum
Other summer events include:
June 25th - Lewis and Clark Kids Camp
July 13th - Rotary Club Salmon Bake
July 22nd - Pioneer Kids Camp
August 25th - Ice Cream Social
For more information contact 509.525.7703.

June 1-August 31, 2002
Summer Programs - Lewis and Clark Trail
State Park, near Waitsburg & Dayton
Call the Park Ranger at 509-337-6457 for additional information.

June 7, 2002
Agency Assistance Team (for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial) Monthly Meeting
10:00 am to 1:00 pm (approx.)
Washington State History Museum
Boardroom
1911 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
Contact Jean Peterson at 360.586.0219 or email her at jpeterson@wshs.wa.gov.

June 20-22, 2002
4th Annual Lewis & Clark Symposium
Lewis and Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho
For more information visit the following website:
www.lcsc.edu/extendedprograms/LewisClark/2002.
Or call: 208.792.2282 or 800.879.0458
Email: Libby Rawls at earawls@lcsc.edu

June 24-28, 2002
Paddling through the Blackfeet Homeland
University of Montana
For more information visit www.umt.edu/ccesp/13/anth395.htm or you can register for the trip through Missouri River Outfitters at 406.622.3295

July 4-7, 2002
Pow Wow Rodeo & Indian Village
Toppenish, Washington
800.596.3982

July 11, 2002
Agency Assistance Team (for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial) Monthly Meeting
10:00 am to 1:00 pm (approx.)
Washington State History Museum
Mezzanine
1911 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
Contact Jean Peterson at 360.586.0219 or email her at jpeterson@wshs.wa.gov.

July 13, 2002
Governor's Lewis and Clark Trail Committee Quarterly Meeting
1:00 pm
Stevenson, WA
Contact Steve Wang, Washington State Parks, 360.902.8611

July 30, 2002
Washington Lewis and Clark Advisory Committee (statutory committee)
Meeting in Skamokawa, Washington
Contact Jean Peterson at 360.586.0219 or email her at jpeterson@wshs.wa.gov.

November 8-11, 2002
"Ocian in View" Program
Pacific County Friends of Lewis and Clark
Most events held at the Ilwaco Heritage Museum Ilwaco, WA
Visit: www.lewisandclarkwa.org
Contact: Oceanic@centurytel.net

November 14-16, 2002
"Lewis and Clark, the Unheard Voices"
Conference coordinated by Penn State University. For more information, contact Chris Dufour, 814-863-5100 or Cpd1@outreach.psu.edu.

November 15, 2002
"End of Our Voyage"
Traveling exhibit debuts at the Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA. For more information contact Melissa Parr at mparr@wshs.wa.gov.

November 16-17, 2002
Lewis & Clark Collector's Show
Benton County Fairgrounds
Kennewick, Washington
509.586.9211

January 13-19, 2003
Bicentennial Kick-Off at Monticello
Charlottesville, Virginia
If you are interested in being involved in a coordinated travel effort, please contact Arlene Johnson at 360-906-7119 or director@lewisandclark-clark.org

Thanksgiving Weekend 2005
Destination Pacific 2005 - Bicentennial Signature Event
Pacific County, Washington and Clatsop County, Oregon
Look for more information in the future.

JOURNAL REFLECTIONS

Monthly reflections on the time the Lewis and Clark Expedition spent in this region 196 years ago:

"here we encamped in small grove of cottonwood trees which in some measure broke the violence of the wind. We came 28 Ms. today. it rained hailed snowed and blowed with great violence the greater portion of the day… we made but a scant supper and had nothing for tomorrow; however We-ark-koomt consoled us with the information that there was an indian lodge on the river at no great distance where we might supply ourselves with provision tomorrow." - Meriwether Lewis, May 3, 1806 (just east of present day Pataha)

"we arrived at a lodge of 6 families of which We-ark-koomt had spoken. We halted here for brackfast and with much difficulty purchased 2 lean dogs…we obtained a fiew large cakes of half cured bread made of a root which resembles the sweet potatoe, with these we made some soope and took brackfast." - William Clark, May 4, 1806 (at present day Chief Timothy State Park)

PLEASE LOOK for additional information and updates on Bicentennial planning activities and projects in next month's e-newsletter.

ALSO - if you have articles or news-worthy information that you would like to contribute to this e-newsletter or to Washington's quarterly bicentennial newsletter, please Contact Mandi Roberts at Otak 206-442-1369 or mandi.roberts@otak.com.

The Washington State Historical Society, lead agency of the state's Agency Assistance Team (AAT) for bicentennial planning, will 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 AAT will continue to publish and mail out the quarterly "hard copy" newsletters in addition to this electronic communication.