News Release
| Release Number: | 07-128 |
| Dated: | 10/22/2007 |
| Contact: | Jennifer A. Sowell, 503-808-4510 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a series of educational displays and events celebrating the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery at Bonneville Lock and Dam on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28.
The displays and events will be at the Bradford Island Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
The displays and events will highlight some of the Corps of Discovery’s adventures in the Columbia River Gorge in October 1805 en route to the Pacific Ocean.
On Oct. 27, re-enactor Jon Carlson will share what life was like for the men of the Corps of Discovery. Carlson will also make artifact replicas available for touching and viewing.
For the young and the young at heart, the visitor center will present the puppet show “On We Go,” on Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The center will also show films about Lewis and Clark in the main theater on Oct. 27 at noon, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Events on Oct. 28 include the film “Confluence of Time and Courage,” at 11 a.m., and a ranger talk, “Then and Now: Lewis and Clark and Changes in the Columbia Gorge,” at noon and 2 p.m.
Guest speaker Richard Cassidy will also present “Lewis and Clark on the Columbia River,” on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
A variety of plants and replicas of artifacts from or discovered by the Lewis and Clark expedition will be on display throughout the weekend.
Bonneville Lock and Dam's Bradford Island Visitor Center is located off Exit 40 on Interstate Highway 84. For more information, visit www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/b or call (541) 374-8820.