LCBO Sanctioned Projects & Events
2003-2006
Contact: Barbara Allen, Executive
Director, (503) 768-7444.
Ongoing through mid-2006 Cargo Exhibit
This exhibit at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles, Oregon,
interprets the equipment and supplies of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Exhibit features include Indian Presents, Arms & Accoutrements, Medicines,
Camp Equipment & Provisions, Transportation, Mathematical Instruments,
Clothing and much, much more. Contact: Renee Walasavage @ 541-296-8600. www.gorgediscovery.org
January 22 - May 29, 2005 People of the River: Native Arts of the
Oregon Territory
This exhibition, which opens at the Portland Art Museum in January 2005,
is the first ever to focus specifically on the magnificent arts and culture
of the direct ancestors of tribal groups that today live in the Umatilla,
Yakama, Warm Springs, Grand Ronde, and Chinook communities. In addition
to objects from the Museum’s outstanding Native American collection,
objects will be borrowed from several museums and private collections including
the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution; the
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; Burke Museum, Seattle; and Maryhill
Museum, among others.
People of the River is also the focal point for comprehensive, ongoing,
educational outreach programming, including the Discovery Project, an innovative
education program that provides a broad perspective on life in Oregon around
the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Initiated by the Portland Art
Museum, the collaborative Discovery Project will bring K-12 school children
to Portland from underserved districts throughout Oregon to participate
in an intensive two-day program of active learning experiences at the Museum,
the Oregon Historical Society, the World Forestry Center, the Oregon Zoo
and other organizations. Contact Elizabeth Martin Calder @ 503-276-4370.
March 29, 2005 Cathlapotle Plank House
The Cathlapotle Plank House is an authentic replica of a Chinookan-style
cedar plank house which is being built by a cooperative volunteer group
at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, Washington.
This interpretive and educational facility will be dedicated on March 29th.
Contact: Arlene Johnson @ 360-906-7119. www.lewisriver.com/ridgefield/wildlife/cathlapotle/
May 27, 2005 Tribal Lifeways Exhibit and Cultural Village
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, outside Pendleton,
Oregon, will open a new and permanent Cultural Village adjoining their
museum and cultural center. This exhibit will not only depict the evolution
the Tribes’ culture and daily life, but will also be a living, interactive
school for tribal members and the public with ongoing demonstrations and
workshops, sometimes conducted in native languages. The Institute plans
to host demonstrations of storytelling, basket and tule mat weaving, hide
tanning, sweat lodge construction flint knapping, hemp cordage making,
salmon and venison drying and smoking, dancing, drumming, horsemanship
and more. The Institute is also developing a study guide for the Cultural
Village that school teachers can incorporate into their history, literature
and science curricula to set the stage for class field trips. Contact:
John Chess @ 541-966-9748. www.tamastslikt.com
June 3 through October 3, 2005 Lewis & Clark Explorer Train
In its third season, the passenger train service running between Portland
and Astoria, Oregon, follows the Columbia River close to several historical
sites that were visited by the original Corps of Discovery. While times
and ticket prices have not been determined for the 2005 as of this writing,
in 2004 the service ran Friday through Monday, leaving a site in Portland’s
Linnton neighborhood at 7:50 am for a four-hour ride. It departed Astoria
daily at 4:45pm. Cost each way was $29.00 with discounts available for
seniors and children. There will continue to be on-board food and concession
services. The train is operated by ODOT Rail and Portland & Western
Railroad, with ticketing through Amtrak or Sundial Travel in Astoria.
The departure site is located at 12222 NW Marina Way off St.Helens Road,
two miles north of the St. Johns Bridge. On site parking is free. Passengers
can also pay to park at the Union Train Station and catch a Tri Met shuttle
departing to the Linnton site at 7:30 am. Marketing contact: Susan Trabucco:
503-325-7909. Ticketing: Sundial @ 800-433-1164. www.lcbo.net
June 23, 2005 They Still Speak To Us Exhibit
This exhibition at the Museum at Warm Springs, located outside of Madras,
Oregon, is produced by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs and
consists of photographs of pictographs and petroglyphs. These images record
travels and sights seen by indigenous peoples through the millennia as
well as serving as an historical record. This addition to their permanent
exhibit will also utilize maps that indicate the travels of Lewis & Clark
through their ancestral lands. Contact Carol Leone @ 541-553-3331. [email protected]
November 11-15, 2005 Destination 2005: The Pacific - Signature
Event
Destination: The Pacific is our region’s only National Signature
Event sanctioned by the National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council.
It’s comprised of a series of events scheduled for sites in Pacific
County, Washington and Clatsop County, Oregon to commemorate the Lewis
and Clark’s journey to the Pacific Ocean.
The major events include:
- Opening Ceremony at Fort Stevens State Park which will
include a Native
American Veteran’s honor dance.
- Festival of the Pacific: Lewis & Clark Remembered is an
exposition at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. The Exposition is being
designed with
a Native American focus to provide our homeland tribes of the Chinook and
Clatsop-Nehalems an opportunity to share their heritage. The Exposition
includes exhibitors, hands-on activities, and tribal dance, music, and
cultural demonstrations.
- ‘Ocian in View’ is a forum
for speakers and panelists focused on history, cultural resource protection,
Native American perspectives
on Lewis and Clark, diplomacy and stewardship. Also planned are interpreted
tours of Pacific and Clatsop County sites.
- Dedication of Station Camp and the new national park will
include a reenactment of the Corps of Discovery’s arrival at the
Pacific Ocean, sponsored by the Washington State Historical Society.
- Performing
arts programs and gala at the newly renovated Liberty Theatre as well
as music performances at venues from Long Beach, Washington
to Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Contact Cyndi Mudge, Executive Director, Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Association, (503) 861-4403, [email protected]. www.lewisandclarkcoast.com
November 11, 2005 through March 11, 2006 Lewis and Clark: The National
Bicentennial Exhibition
The Oregon Historical Society will be the only museum on the west coast
to host the most unique, exciting, and comprehensive exhibit of Lewis
and Clark
Expedition artifacts, artwork, and documents ever assembled. This project’s
focus on exhibition fabrication, education program development, and visitor
service activities is designed to enhance the public’s understanding
and the appreciation of these cultural resources. When Lewis and Clark:
The National Bicentennial Exhibition opens in Portland on November 11,
2005 for its four-month show, at least 125,000 visitors will cherish hundreds
of Lewis
and Clark national treasures, reunited for the first time since the 1804-06
journey. Contact: Sharon Perez at 503-306-5229. www.ohs.org November 14, 2005 Fort To Sea Trail
The Fort Clatsop Expansion Act of 2001 established an expanded boundary
for Fort Clatsop Memorial near Astoria, Oregon, from 125
acres to 1,500 acres. The Act also allowed for the creation of the Fort
to Sea Trail within
the area. The 6-mile trail will link the Fort to Sunset Beach, going under
Highway 101. Trail construction has begun and the dedication will take
place in November, 2005. Contact: Supt. Chip Jenkins @ 503-861-4401 or
visit www.nps.gov/lecl
November 18, 2005 Maya Lin Installation
Architect Maya Lin’s Confluence Project will place
installations at sites located at key points of the Columbia River Basin,
creating a
series of pieces that exist as separate yet connected artworks. The first
to be completed will be at Cape Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco, Washington.
The dedication ceremony will be November 18th. For information about the
sites in Oregon and Washington, contact the Confluence Project @ 360-693-0123
or visit their website. www.confluenceproject.org
April, 2006 Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Project
This project consists of 14 historically accurate Lewis & Clark landing
sites along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers in Portland, Oregon and
Vancouver, Washington metropolitan areas. A plan was developed to upgrade
these sites for historical interpretation. When completed, this will be
the only significant urban experience on the entire national trail. LCBO
is producing this project in partnership with site owners. Site work is
underway and will be dedicate in April, 2006. Contact: Angela Sanders @
503-234-7023. www.lcbo.net
Additional Ongoing Events & Sites
The Astoria Column, Astoria, Oregon. The column is the final and crowning
monument in a series of 12 historical markers erected in the early 1900’s
between St. Paul, Minnesota and Astoria, Oregon. It stands on Coxcomb Hill
and has been recently renovated. For directions and more information, contact
Friends of Astoria Column, Inc. @ 503-325-2963
“Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West” is
an IMAX file playing at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
in Portland, Oregon.
For
film times and other information, go to www.omsi.edu.
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