Fort Clatsop offers history programs

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 each day through January 2.

Ranger-guided walks on the Netul River Trail will be offered at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 26 and Monday-Saturday, December 28-January 2.

There are also movies in the visitor center. “A Clatsop Winter Story,” a 22-minute movie about the 1805-06 winter from a Clatsop Indian perspective, and “Lewis and Clark: Confluence of Time and Courage,” a 34-minute movie about the entire voyage, will be offered each hour.

The park is closed on Christmas Day, December 25.

Passes to National Park Service sites are accepted for free admission. For further information, call the park at 503-861-2471 or visit the park’s web site at http://www.nps.gov/lewi or find the park on Facebook at LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalPark.