December 26 -January 1
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will offer special programs about the Corps of Discovery's winter at Fort Clatsop on the days following Christmas.
Starting December 26 Fort Clatsop will feature scheduled living history programs by park rangers in period costume each day through January 1. Events include flintlock muzzle-loading programs at 10:30, 1:30, and 3:30; talks about various aspects of the explorers winter at Fort Clatsop at 11:30, and skill demonstrations such as quill pen writing at 12:30 and 2:30. Ranger-guided walks on the Netul River Trail will be offered this week at 11:00 and 2:00. Each day will start and end with The Star Spangled Banner talk (9:30 and 4:30) about the second flag of the United States that flies at the fort.
In addition to the programs being offered at the fort, there are movies in the visitor center. "A Clatsop Winter Story",a 22-minute movie about the 1805-06 winter from a Clatsop Indian perspective, will be offered on each hour and "Lewis and Clark: Confluence of Time and Courage", a 34-minute movie about the entire voyage, will be offered at 24 minutes after each hour.
The park is closed on Christmas Day, December 25.
A unit of the National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is located southwest of Astoria, Oregon, three miles southeast of U.S. Highway 101. The park, including the Fort to Sea Trail, the visitor center, fort, Netul River Trail, and the parking lots, is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lewis and Clark NHP also includes the Salt Works site near the Promenade in Seaside. Come and visit these sites during the time of year the expedition stayed on the coast. Leashed dogs are welcome on the walks and at the programs held outdoors. Admission to the Fort Clatsop unit of the park is $3 per adult; there is no admission fee for Netul Landing, the Fort to Sea Trail, or the Salt Works. For further information, call the park at 503-861-2471 ext. 214 or visit the
park's web site
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