Lewis and Clark Beyond The Bicentennial Will Be Explored At 'Ocian In View,' November 10 Through 12, 2006 on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula Speakers will include great, great, great grandson of Captain William Clark

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Potential Calendar Item CONTACT: Carol Zahorsky Public Relations for Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau 360.446.3645 carol-at-zahorskypr.com OR Una Boyle Executive Director Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau 800.451.2542 una@funbeach.com LONG BEACH PENINSULA, Wash. -- July 31, 2006 -- The 'Ocian in View' speakers series will return to the Long Beach Peninsula on November 10, 11 and 12, 2006. Inspired by the depth of Lewis and Clark history in Pacific County, the event will include lectures, interpretive tours, educational programs and more, with a focus on the Lewis and Clark legacy. Leading off the weekend will be a presentation by Peyton 'Bud' Clark, the great, great, great grandson of Captain William Clark. While showing remarkable images of the trip, Clark will share stories of the return voyage from the Pacific Ocean to St. Louis, Missouri, in 2006 by the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, with whom Clark portrayed his ancestor Capt. Clark. The lecture will be at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum (aka Ilwaco Heritage Museum), Ilwaco, at 7PM, on Nov. 10. Tickets for this and all 'Ocian in View' lectures are $10 and will be sold at the door. Seating is limited to 200 people and doors will open at 6:15PM. Ever-popular interpretive tours will be offered on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 starting at 9AM and ending at 1PM. Highly regarded and talented speaker, Rex Ziak will lead one tour to significant historical sites on the Washington side of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. The tour will include stops at Dismal Nitch and Station Camp -- sites that make up the new Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Park. Jim Sayce, Washington State Historical Society, will lead his tour group to Dismal Nitch, Station Camp, Clark's ocean campsite, and the Confluence Project site. Tours are $30 per person and reserve well in advance. Please call 360-642-3446 for availability and reservations. Other highlights of the program include the following: An insightful and riveting talk by Rex Ziak, author, raconteur and cinematographer, on events that occurred after the Corps of Discovery's return. The talk, entitled "1806: What happens next?" will take place at the Ilwaco High School, at 7PM, on Nov. 11; Returning special guest, Gary Lentz, will offer an educational talk called the "Instruments of Discovery" at the Ft. Columbia State Park theater in Chinook, on Nov. 12 at 2PM. Use of the octant, sextant, compass, chip log, hydrometer, and more will be discussed. Admission is free; The recently re-designed Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment State Park will host an open house on Nov. 11 and 12 from 10AM to 5PM; Tours of the recently unveiled Confluence Project site, designed by Maya Lin, will be offered on Nov. 10 and 11 at 11AM and 2PM, and on Nov. 12 at 2PM; A seafood dinner prepared by the Chinook Tribe will be presented at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum (aka Ilwaco Heritage Museum) on Nov. 11 from 4 to 7PM. Cost is $15 per person and includes regional seafood, salad, Indian fry bread, dessert and beverages. Tickets for seniors are $13 and, for children under 12 years of age, they are $5; "O How Horrible is the Day" open house will be held at the Knappton Cove Heritage Center on Nov. 11 from 1PM to 4PM; Chinook Tribe, Lewis and Clark and Maritime Explorer exhibits will be on display at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum (aka Ilwaco Heritage Museum), which will be open from 10AM to 4PM on Nov. 10 and 11, and on Nov. 12 from noon to 4PM. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $2.50 for youths (age 12 to 17) and $1 for children (age 6 to 11). 'Ocian in View' is presented by a consortium of regional non-profit organizations led by the Pacific County Friends of Lewis & Clark and the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum (aka Ilwaco Heritage Museum). For more information on the program and tours, please call 360-642-3446 and for available lodging, call the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau at 1-800-451-2542 or access the Peninsula’s website at www.funbeach.com. Lewis and Clark information is available at www.lewisandclarkwa.org. #    #    #

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