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Cascade Geographic Society's
Summer and Spring 2000 Classes
(Graduate & Undergraduate cooperative Education Classes through Portland State University)

*Please note regarding payment for classes: you need to make out only one check, or pay with your credit card. Checks or credit cards are to be made payable to Portland State University; this payment must be processed through Cascade Geographic Society, and must be received prior to the second class date. Payments not received by then will delay official registration and credit/grade. Please call (503) 622-4798 or (503) 658-6233 for information or registration.

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	*[New as of 3/28/00] --- Aurora Colony, Champoeg, & French Prairie Heritage Sites -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4241AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4241UG; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $105 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Tuesday, March 28 (6-9 p.m.) at Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark, Portland, OR; and Saturday, April 1 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) - meet at the Carnegie Art Center, 606 John Adams, Oregon City. The settlements of the Aurora Colony, Champoeg, and French Prairie held the "key" to Euro-American control of the fertile Willamette Valley, not to mention the entire Northwest. This class explores the history of the cultural uses of the Willamette River landscapes by Native Americans, the role of the French-Canadian trappers and their Indian wives, and later by Oregon Trail emigrants and other American homesteaders. Studied will be the Aurora Colony (a German religious commune), Champoeg (where Oregon's First Provisional Government was first founded during what became known as the "Wolf Meetings"), and the French Prairie Area, examining their fascinating past by visiting these special places of Old Oregon, which holds some ideal heritage educational sources for the study and exploration of the rich history of the Old Oregon Country. This class will explore the well-known and little-known history of these unique frontier villages that played a significant role in the development of pioneer agriculture and cottage industries that became the economic foundation in what was then known as the "New Eden". Studied will be the unique way of life, traditions, religious beliefs, cultural practices, architecture, and folklore surounding these special places of history by visiting and exploring them first hand.
	*[New as of 3/29/00] --- East Portland Sacred landscapes: heritage buttes & natural areas -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4240AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4240U; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $105 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Wednesday, March 29 (6-9 p.m.) at Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd St., Portland, OR; and Sunday, April 2 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) -- meet in the parking lot outside the old cinemas at Mall 205, located at SE 102nd & Washington Streets, Portland, OR. East Portland's "sacred landscapes" encompass a number of special buttes and significant natural areas that represent a wealth of Native American heritage whose cultural history has been left out of the history books and ignored by the majority of the naturalists today. These traditional cultural and religious sites are located in special places which still possess the rich history of traditional indigenous cultural practices -- religious and ceremonial practices, medicine-gathering, and mythology. This class explores these sites and how the indigenous way-of-life related to the natural landscape over the past 10,000-plus years. Participants in the class will visit a selection of these cultural and natural sites, including Indian Rock, Oak Bottom, Powell Butte, Kelly Butte, Mount Tabor, Mount Scott, and Beggar Tick Marsh, and others, including traveling sections of several historic trails first followed by native populations, then the fur traders, and, still later, the Oregon Trail emigrants and Willamette Valley homesteaders. Studied also will be the laws that protect archaeological and cultural sites; the politics of protecting sacred sites; methodology used in evaluating natural sites for cultural heritage, such as wetlands, riparian areas, rock outcroppings, meadows, etc. Learn how to integrate this information back into the classroom learning environment and how to strengthen your science curriculum with historical and anthropological activities.
	[New as of 4/4/00] --- Warm Springs-Columbia Plateau Indian heritage: cultural traditions, art, & lifeways -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4238AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4238AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $115 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Tuesday, April 4 (6-9 p.m.) at Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark, Portland, OR; and Saturday, April 8 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) - meet at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. The ³Warm Springs Indian Reservation² encompasses some 137,047 acres of land and was established by a treaty made on June 25th, 1855, at a site known as Wasco. It was here that 900 members of the tribes of the Wasco, Warm Springs, Deschutes and John Day, with some Paiute and Tenino tribesmen added later, Tribes of Middle Oregon, who possessed some unique and rich cultural traditions in basketry, beadwork, ethnobotony, and oral tradition and folklore. With their heritage encompassing areas along the Columbia, Deschutes, Warm Springs, Crooked, and White Rivers, as well as reaching into the Cascades on Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, and Mount Adams, for many thousands of years their history represented one that is unique that deserves to be told. This class will explore the art of the Warm Springs, along with their myths and legends, religion, shelter, hunting and gathering techniques, and way of life that continues to be passed down from generation to generation. Focused around the ³Museum at Warm Springs², this class offers you an opportunity to develop resources for the classroom and new ideas for inter-disciplinary approaches for history, language, and the arts. [New as of 4/5/00] --- Lewis & Clark-Native American Trail of Discovery: Lower Sandy River Heritage Sites -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4237AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4237AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $105 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Wednesday, April 5 (6-9 p.m.) at Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd St., Portland, OR; and Sunday, April 9 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) -meet in the parking lot outside of Mikasa at the Columbia Gorge Factory Outlet Stores in Troutdale, OR. Native Americans utilized heritage sites in the 14.6 miles that make up the Lower Sandy River in the Sandy River Basin for more than 10,000 years before the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery ventured into this area. Here, the rich indigenous history has left a legacy of little-known sites that were utilized for hunting and gathering, fishing, and for cultural and religious ceremonies. When Lewis and Clark visited the area in 1805 and 1806, the Basin had recently been impacted by a mudflow from the eruption of Mount Hood, which made this ragged group of adventurers call the waterway the ³Quicksand River². This portion of the Basin, complete with its living laboratories for fish and wildlife resources, rich botanical characteristics, and unique geologic and volcanic features, made it an ideal collection of natural classrooms for yesterday¹s and today's explorers. Participants will visit Old-Growth Forests, wetlands, beaver dams, and meadows, all possessing those special educational and enrichment opportunities.
	*[New as of 11/17/99] --- exploring Old Town-Chinatown-Skidmore Fountain-Japanese town underfoot -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4213AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4213AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $125 DATES, TIMES, AND MEETING PLACES: Tuesday, April 11 (6-9 p.m.) at Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark St., Portland, OR; and Saturday, April 15 (10a.m.-5:30 p.m.) -- meet by the ticket machine at the Gateway Lightrail Center (just behind the Gateway Fred Meyer Store at 102nd & Halsey], 1101 N.E. 99th Ave, Portland, OR. Prior to the turn-of-the-century, Portland¹s lower waterfront area was highlighted with gaslights and Victorian charm, and boasted operas and Shakespearan theatre, along with orchestras performing classical music. Everyone who was anyone would frequent this area that was graced by a beautiful fountain that allowed both humans and animals to drink from its thirst-quenching troughs and water spouts. However, beneath the streets and behind of vice, which made this area dangerous for those without the proper resources to protect themselves. Bootlegging, prostitution, gambling parlors, opium dens, saloons offering nickle beer and a free lunch, and other "dives", helped the establishment of an infamous reputation for the "City of Roses" as being "the worst port in the world for shanghaiing". Right from its vice joints and off its cobblestone streets, sailors, loggers, ranchers, sheepherders, and other unsuspecting victims were taken underground and placed in crude cells in tunnels that "snaked" their way beneath the city to the wharfs. This class explores the little-known and rarely discussed history of this former area of shanghaiing that comprised Skidmore Fountain and today's Chinatown.
	*[New as of 4/12/00] --- Lewis & Clark-Native American Trail of Discovery: Sauvie Island to Deer Island -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4236AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4236AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $105 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Wednesday, April 12 (6-9 p.m.) at Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd St., Portland, OR; and Sunday, April 16 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) -- meet in the parking lot below the Sauvie Island Bridge, Sauvie Island, Oregon. The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery explored the Columbia River during the years 1804 and 1805, following trails and canoe routes that had long been established by Native American populations of many thousands of years. Today, of critical interest to historians is the area along this ³Great River of the West² which includes Wapato Island (known today as Sauvie Island) and Deer Island (named for its abundance of Deer). Both of these islands, as well as the area between them, represent rich mult that had been utilized by indigenous people for over 10,000-plus years. This heritage of both the native people and Lewis and Clark will be explored as you follow in their footsteps and study these diverse histories through a number of special site visits, while you glean information to take back to the classroom to incorporate into curriculums and develop special units. Also studied will be the relationship between natural areas -- such as Camas fields, Wapato beds, wetlands, lakes, beaver dams, etc. -- and cultural and historical sites.
	[New as of 4/25/00] --- Pendleton Underground & Little-Known Frontier heritage sites -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4235AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4235AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $130 DATES, TIMES, AND MEETING PLACES: Tuesday, April 25 (6-9 p.m.) at Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark St., Portland, OR; and Saturday, April 29 (10a.m.-5:30 p.m.) in PENDLETON, OREGON! YOU MUST PERSONALLY CONTACT INSTRUCTOR FOR MEETING PLACE INFORMATION! It is said that once you venture "underground", your world will never be the same. The "Pendleton Underground" illustrates this point extremely well, and is filled with a rich and interesting history. Participants will venture down into what was once Eastern Oregon's best kept secrets as they venture into the quiet of darkened basements that have been subdued by time and visit the Shamrock Card Room, Hop Sing's Chinese Laundry, and the Empire Ice Cream Company. Then we'll travel through a tunnel to the Meat Market and a 1930's Prohibition Card Room, as well as visit a bordello and Chinese living quarters. Studied also will be the historic buildings of Pendleton, little-known Oregon Trail sites that sent many emigrants to an early grave, cultural sites of Native Americans, explore the "Cowboy Hall of Fame" at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds, and the former site of the town of Umatilla Landing and its Powder River gold history, as well as the remnants of gold mines and gold rushes that gave birth to short-lived towns that died on the surrounding parched and often times forbidding landscape. [New as of 4/26/00] --- Umatilla Indian Culture & Heritage sites -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4234AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4234AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $130 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Wednesday, April 26 (6-9 p.m.) at Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd St., Portland, OR; and Sunday, April 30 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) -YOU MUST PERSONALLY CONTACT INSTRUCTOR FOR MEETING PLACE INFORMATION! The history of Native Americans who dwelt on the Umatilla and Columbia Rivers and in the Blue Mountains, is a significant chapter in our history that has largely been left untold. These indigenous people -- the Umatillas, the Cayuse, the Nez Perce, Walla Wallas, and other tribes -- possess a rich and impressive heritage dating back over some 10,000 years. Beginning in 1861, as the result of a treaty negotiated by the controversial General Isaac Stevens and General Joel Palmer, the Umatilla Indian Reservation was established on 512,000 acres in the Umatilla Valley near Pendleton. These tribes which were forced on this reservation possessed some extremely unique and rich cultural traditions -- basketry, beadwork, ethnobotony, and oral tradition and folklore -- that were influenced by the geographic landscapes around which their way-of-life focused, including the Blue Mountains and the Cascade Mountain Range and the far-off Willamette Valley in which they hunted, fished, gathered, and traveled through. This class will explore the history of the Umatilla Indians, along with their myths and legends, religion, shelter, hunting and gathering techniques, way of life, etc. Focused around the tribe¹s unique museum known as the ³Tamastslikt Cultural Institute², this class offers you a unique opportunity to look at the impact of the Oregon Trail in the eyes of the native people. In addition, interpretative tours of historical sites in the Blue Mountains present a rare opportunity to study little-known westward migration routes.
	[New as of 5/2/00] --- Lewis & Clark--Native American Trail of Discovery: Willapa Bay & Long Beach Heritage Sites -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4239AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4239AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $125 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Tuesday, May 2 (6-9 p.m.) at Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark, Portland, OR; and Saturday, May 6 (note later starting time: 10:30 a.m. -6:00 p.m.) -- meet outside the main doors of the Northwest Maritime Museum in Astoria, OR. (on Highway 30, at 1792 Marine Drive. Please note: Please call early to reserve your place; pre-registration and pre-payment guarantee is required, with no refunds within 7 days of the class. Willapa Bay and the Pacific Coast's rich multi-cultural heritage is explored on the rugged sea-swept and wind-chiseled terrain of Washington State's Long Beach Peninsula. The focus will be the cultural, historical, and natural history of the indigenous people who lived, fished, hunted and gathered in this region, in addition to the Euro-American explorers, the maritime fur traders, and other strangers who came to this area up to the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition's arrival in 1805. Participants will explore sites related to the Corps of Discovery, historic villages such as Nahcotta, Oysterville, Ocean Park, Seaview, and towns of Chinook, Ilwaco, and Long Beach, in addition to wildlife habitats, wetlands, and natural areas. A strong focus will be on the indigenous myths and legends about this area, as well as their lifestyle and culture. An ideal way to blend classroom curriculums and units on environmental science and social studies. For those who are taking both classes on the weekend of May 6-7, we can accommodate a limited number of people at a unique, reasonably-priced bed and breakfast on Willapa Bay. Please call early to inquire.
	[New as of 5/2/00] --- "Lady Washington" Maritime Heritage Voyage -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4242AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4242AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $130 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Wednesday, May 3 (6-9 p.m.) at Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd St., Portland, OR; and Sunday, May 7 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) -- meet outside the doors of the Ilwaco Heritage Museum, 115 S.E. Lake, Ilwaco, Washington [or, if coming for the day from other areas, please contact instructor for alternate meeting place.) *Please note: This class has a maximum enrollment! Please call early to reserve your place; pre-registration and pre-payment guarantee is required, with no refunds within 7 days of the class/voyage. Set sail on the unique voyage of a lifetime on a replica of Northwest Coast explorer Robert Gray's sailing vessel the "Lady Washington". This "hands-on" class takes you back to the days of "iron men and wooden ships" as you sail a 19th-Century square-rigger while exploring the rich multi-cultural maritime history of the Pacific Coast, which highlights the contributions of indigenous people, Euro-American explorers and fur traders, and the race to claim the Old Oregon Country as part of England, Spain, Russia, or America. The class provides educators with a very special opportunity to step back into time and "man the sails", while studying the historic navigation, technology, and maritime architecture of those who came to the rugged Pacific frontier to trade with the Indians for sea otter pelts and other furs, to map the often treacherous coastal landscape, to search out the fabled Northwest Passage, and to claim this wilderness forever for far-off so-called civilized governments.
	Portland's infamous shanghai tunnels -- 1 CREDIT Graduate: CRN: K4211AG; CI 810 -- Undergraduate: K4211AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $125 DATES, TIMES, AND MEETING PLACES: Tuesday, May 9 (6-9 p.m.) at Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark, Portland, OR;; and Saturday, May 13 (10-5:30 p.m.) -- meet outside the cinemas at Mall 205, S.E. 102nd & Washington Streets, Portland, Oregon. Tunnels, utilized during the days of shanghaiing, "snake" their way beneath the streets of Downtown Portland¹s waterfront, and represent a unique puzzle about the infamous history of the "City of Roses". This class studies this shocking story that is revealed through a series of explorations of catacombs and darkened basements which represent the remnants of a little-told history of human rights violations at their absolute worst. >From the 1850's to as late as the 1940's, unsuspecting victims learned first hand about the "darkness and shadows" of this river town that was wide-open for its corruption. Many of these individuals, who frequented such places as saloons, gambling parlors, opium dens, and places of lesser reputations, would find themselves dropped through trapdoors into basements, where they were held hostage in make-shift cells for a period of time, until they were finally taken through tunnels to the wharfs and sold to sea captains ready to "set sail" for the Orient. Once "out to sea", they soon realized that they were just another one of the 1500-per-year victims who were sold for ³blood money² and made Portland the "Shanghai Capital of the World". This class explores Portland¹s little-known underground, taking you into shanghai tunnels and accompanying historic buildings that have survived along with the stories. Portland and the history of the Northwest will never be viewed the same as you explore this "skullduggerry" when the city was ³wide open² and bootlegging, white slavery operations, and police and political corruption were everyday occurrences, but rarely spoken about openly. Enrich yourself and your study units with this fascinating course that takes you into the "underground".
	Myths & Realities of the Oregon Trail and other westward trails: a multi-media guide for educators -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K4212AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K4212AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $105 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Wednesday, May 10 (6-9 p.m.) at Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd St., Portland, OR; and Sunday, May 14 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) --meet at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 SE Rebman Road, Boring, OR. (Call for directions.) Studying the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the other westward trails, is a journey of obvious fascination, but can become confusing if the available media resources choose to rewrite history. This class explores not only the best and the worst available classroom resources, but also the history of these westward trails from their beginnings as ancient paths that had been utilized for thousands of years by Native Americans. Studied will also be the routes of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Astor Party, Nathaniel Wyeth, the American Mountain Men, the Hudson¹s Bay Company, and other fur traders, as well as the Donner Party. This course explores the rich history of these historic trails through both the educational media and popular media, off-setting Hollywood's often inaccurate portrayal of this history. Participants will be introduced to films, videos, audio cassettes, and other resources available for educational use.
	Storytelling and the Natural Landscape: Art, Form, and Educational Tool -- 1 credit Graduate: CRN: K1127AG; CI 810 Undergraduate: CRN: K1127AU; CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. FEE: $105 DATES, TIMES, & MEETING PLACES: Wednesday, May 10 (6-9 p.m.) at Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd St., Portland, OR; and Sunday, May 21 (10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.) --meet at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. Traditionally, natural areas in North America, like in the rest of the world, represented more than just places of differing landscapes, environmental functions, and scenic beauty. Many of these special sites, such as those in the Northwest United States, served not only as traditional cultural and religious sites that were utilized by indigenous people, but places where stories were born and maintained by oral tradition. Although little known or understood by most people, Native American legends and mythology, not to mention history, are represented in the natural landscape. This class explores this relationship of storytelling to the natural landscape and how this interplays in American Indian art, as well as the art of the storytelling process itself. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tours & Other Special Educational Programs TOUR MOUNT HOOD'S INFAMOUS OREGON TRAIL WITH YOUR CLASS Through the years, it has become tradition to many schools to visit the Oregon Trail on Mount Hood with the Cascade Geographic Society, and this would be an ideal adventure for you, your class, and parent helpers. Bring history alive by taking advantage of this field trip opportunity where you can follow in the wake of the ³Prairie Schooners². The sites that will be visited during this day-long excursion include emigrant graves and campsites, wagon ruts and swales, primary and secondary routes, tollgates, stream ³fords², and much more, including the infamous Big Laurel Hill where pioneers were forced to lower their covered wagons down over its dangerously-steep cliffs. This special interpretative tour will be enhanced with multi-cultural stories of the past about the Indians, the emigrant travelers, and the African-American pioneers who came West. This is a very popular field trip so sign-up early and reserve a day by calling (503) 622-4798. WANT TO TOUR PORTLAND¹S SHANGHAI TUNNELS WITH YOUR CLASS? If you would like to explore Portland¹s Shanghai Tunnels next year with your class, make your reservations now. Limited tours of Portland¹s infamous underground is available. This unique and secret history of the ³City of Roses² is awaiting your discovery and exploration. For additional information, please call (503) 622-4798. SANCTUARY LANDS PROGRAM NEEDS YOUR HELP Cascade Geographic Society has secured several acres that consist of a meadow, wetlands, and streams, in order to benefit fish and wildlife on Mount Hood by protecting it forever. The acreage also has a section of the Oregon Trail and Native American cultural sites. This acreage was threatened by both logging and development and would have destroyed Salmon habitat and critical seasonal range for wildlife, not to mention historical and cultural sites. This acreage is now part of our ³Sanctuary Lands Program², which means that it will be protected forever. We are now in the process of raising money to help pay for this land; any amount contributed, no matter how small or large, would be welcome! To show our appreciation for contributions over $100, individuals or groups will have their names placed on a placque that will be located at the ³Sanctuary². This would be a good classroom project as well as a tax-deductible contribution, not to mention some ³hands-on² restoration projects. For more information, call: (503) 622-4798; or write us at: Sanctuary Lands Program, P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, OR. 97049. HOW YOU AND YOUR CLASS OR ORGANIZATION CAN KEEP WILDLIFE FROM BEING KILLED ON ROADS You and your class or organization can assist the Cascade Geographic Society from keeping wildlife from being killed on roads in the Mount Hood Area by sponsoring a ³Wild Animal Warning Reflector². These unique devices are placed along roads in wildlife migration corridors and are beneficial to the animals during the high-kill periods, which is between dusk and dawn. When the light of the on-coming traffic passes this section of road that has the ³relector² mounted on a 3-foot post, Deer, Elk, Bear, Cougar, Bobcat, Coyote, Raccoons, and other wild animals will wait until the vehicle(s) pass. The cost is only $20 a reflector. This is a great class project. Every reflector makes a difference. This is a great and critical fund-raising project! For additional information how you can help, please call (503) 622-4798. Or, write: Save Our Wildlife, P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, OR. 97049. HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOURS We customize our tours to meet your needs. From grade schoolers to elders, individuals to large groups, of all physical abilities, especially challenged learners, talented and gifted, we welcome all who are interested in learning more about the cultural and natural history of our beautiful Mt. Hood Region. From Oregon Trail excursions, trips down the Barlow Trail, the wonder of the Old-Growth Forests, to the special and sacred lands of Ancient Peoples, we offer over 35 tours you won¹t want to miss. Send a SASE for a list of tours and prices. Group rates are available, with discounts for schools. Just one hour from downtown Portland, these tours are an ideal opportunity for a day trip you won¹t forget. Enjoy the magic and splendor of the Mountain and its rich history. Be sure to reserve your space for our ever-popular tour of Mt. Hood¹s Oregon Trail, featuring pioneer graves and campsites, historic trail ruts and little-known routes, stream crossings, and the infamous Big Laurel Hill, where pioneers were forced to lower their wagons down the steep cliffs with ropes. MAILING LIST BEING DEVELOPED FOR NATIVE LODGE FOR STORYTELLING PROGRAMS & LIVING HISTORY SETTLEMENT ON MOUNT HOOD Planning is currently underway for the opening of a Native American lodge for the presentation of stories. Imagine a replica of a Northwest-style structure fashioned out of poles and enclosed with Cedar boards. Inside, the structure is warmed by a crackling fire. Totem Poles and a ceremonial screen and other pieces of art will assist to maintain an atmosphere perfect for listening to the myths and legends of the Indians of the Northwest, or the tales of the Oregon Trail, or pioneer settlement, or Lewis and Clark, and more. The storytelling lodge will be located at the Village of Rhododendron, 45 minutes from Portland. It will be part of the Cascade Geographic Society¹s ³Oregon Country Settlement², a special educational program that will be geared towards schools and anyone interested in the relationship between history and the natural environment. One of many outstanding features of the settlement is several sections of the Oregon Trail over Mount Hood (known as the Barlow Trail), that survives in pristine condition. The ³Oregon Country Settlement² will feature a Native American Village (which will include a variety of indigenous structures), a Mountain Man Rendezvous Camp (that will include shelters utilized during the fur trade), an Oregon Trail Covered Wagon Camp (with covered wagons and living history artifacts), an Oregon Trail Toll Gate (with a blacksmith shop, trading post, wheelwright, carpenter¹s shop, toll gates with appropriate gateways, gatehouse, gatekeeper¹s house, water tower, and more), outdoor early-day logging exhibits, a museum building for the display of artifacts, artwork, etc.) to help interpret the rich history of the Old Oregon Country, which was a vast region that stretched from the Rocky Mountains west to the Pacific Ocean, south to San Francisco Bay, and north to Alaska and beyond. This will be a multi-cultural approach to history. In addition, there will be a Nature Center to help depict the acreage that this unique living history program is located on, which consists of Salmon streams, wetlands, a meadow, a forest, a pond, and more. The opening of the ³Oregon Country Settlement² and the storytelling lodge is unknown at this time. However, due to the interest, be sure to get on our mailing list by writing: ³Oregon Country Settlement², c/o Cascade Geographic Society, P.O. Box 398; Rhododendron, Oregon 97049. Or, call (503) 622-4798. PARTICIPATE IN ³MT. HOOD¹S OLD-GROWTH WILDERNESS ODYSSEY² Experience ³Mount Hood¹s Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey² with your class. Participants will learn about both the Rivers and the Forests in this inter-disciplinary approach. Spend the day in a 33-acre Old-Growth Forest, complete with small Lake, River, Wetlands, and lots of Wildlife and Salmon. This unique outdoor classroom will allow you to study environmental science, fisheries, social studies, language arts, art, and more. We¹ll design a program to fit your needs. Call (503) 622-4798 for details. ENVIRONMENTAL & OREGON TRAIL PROJECTS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS Last school year, over 350 volunteers from Portland Metropolitan Area schools assisted in restoring the natural environment and sections of the Oregon Trail but much work is left. If you want to contribute some volunteer time to benefit fish and wildlife, we could surely utilize you. Many things have contributed to the poor conditions of our Northwest, and we still have fish and wildlife habitats in need of enhancement or restoration. Help Salmon and wildlife species by lending Cascade Geographic Society a hand. Project sites range from the Columbia and Willamette Rivers to Mount Hood. Give Nita Kreuzer, Volunteer Coordinator, a call at (503) 658-6233 [evenings]. MAILING LIST FOR FUTURE CLASSES If you would like information on graduate-level classes geared for educators, and mailed directly to you for future classes please call the Cascade Geographic Society at (503) 622-4798. We have an exciting new calendar planned and will be offering some new classes on the Oregon Trail, the North West Salmon, environmental education, natural areas and wildlife habitats, and much more. Give us your email address and we'll send you our class offerings that way. 155th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BARLOW TRAIL The Spring of 2000 marks the 155th Anniversary of the first attempted (but failed) crossing of Mt. Hood by Oregon Trail emigrants with their ³prairie schooners², and the 153rd anniversary of the first toll road over the Cascade Mountain Range that opened in the wake of this failure. Known as the Barlow Trail, this was the final overland link of the Oregon Trail that allowed ³overland² travelers a cheaper but far more dangerous alternative to rafting their covered wagons down the Columbia River. In 1845, the wagon parties of Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, Joel Palmer, and William Rector joined together and attempted to make the first crossing of the 11,235-foot Mt. Hood by widening an Ancient Indian trail. From mid-September through December, they battled their way through the thick timber of the Mountain¹s southern flank, and failed. They had to cache their ³Prairie Schooners² and most of their possessions in a crudely-made log cabin, and hiked out. They didn¹t reach Oregon City until Christmas Day. The following year Barlow received a charter from the Provisional Government of Oregon and started a toll road which required, amongst other things, lowering their wagons down the steep cliffs of Big Laurel Hill with ropes. Today, with the expertise of an interpreter with the Cascade Geographic Society, experience this unique and colorful history by visiting emigrant campsites, graves, tollgates, wagon ruts and swales, and even the infamous Big Laurel Hill, the worst section of the 2,000-plus mile Oregon Trail. Or, study Old-Growth Forests, wetlands, Wild Rivers, Salmon and wildlife habitats, ethnobotany, environmental issues, and more, all located alongside this historic trail. Just give us a call at (503) 622-4798 for further information and details. We¹ll work with you to develop just the right field studies experience for you and your class. Cascade Geographic Society ~ Summer 2000 Class Schedule ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [Offered only once -- Summer '99] exploring waterfalls, Old-Growth, Beaver Dams, & wild rivers FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, June 26 (9-Noon) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Tuesday, June 27 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. Ecosystems make the best living laboratories for the study of environmental education. Such is the case for Mt. Hood's spectacular waterfalls, old-growth forests, beaver dams, and wild rivers such as the Sandy, Salmon, and Zig Zag Rivers, its wetlands, lakes, beaver dams, and meadows. All of these special places on the natural landscape provide special enrichment opportunities that can be utilized in teaching. This class will help you understand the natural functions of these ecosystems, how to incorporate this knowledge back into your classroom, and how to develop field studies opportunities for your students. Participants will gain knowledge to develop teaching units on wildlife, fisheries, ethnobotony, and other environmental studies, as well as develop ideas on creating cross-curriculum activities. This class will provide you with the opportunity to visit a diversity of natural habitats and gather useful information that can be integrated into your classroom science units and environmental studies curriculum. [New as of 6/26/00] LOLO PASS Heritage Trail: MT. HOOD'S Nearly Forgotten OREGON TRAIL -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, June 26 (Noon-3 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Wednesday, June 28 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. The Cascade Mountains proved to be an infamous obstacle to those Oregon Trail pioneers who sought to get to the Willamette Valley by by-passing the difficult and expensive raft trip down the Columbia River. Mt. Hood's Native American trails provided the only possible route for these Eden-seeking emigrants, but each and every step was plagued with danger. Prior to Samuel K. Barlow opening a toll road around the Mountain's southern flank in 1846, the "overlanders" were forced to travel over an Ancient Indian path along the northern side of the 11,235-foot peak. Known as the "Walk-Up Trail" and, later, the "Daniel Lee Cattle Trail", this route was so rugged that no covered wagon were said ever to have made it over this path. Instead, those early travelers either rode horseback or walked in order to reach their destination that lay somewhere in the west. This class will take participants to various historic sites and routes associated with this little-known trail, from the Village of Zig Zag to Lost Lake in Hood River Valley. This special interpretative tour will take you to some of the most scenic country in Oregon, making it an ideal educational excursion where you will learn about the Indians, their history and mythology, the fur traders and Mountain Men, Lewis and Clark, miners, homesteaders, and early-day Forest Rangers and loggers, all of whom played a role in this special passage through the Cascade Mountains. [Offered only once before -- Summer '99 MT. Hood Volcanic Landscapes -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, June 26 (3-6 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Thursday, June 29 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. 135 million years ago the Cascade Mountain Range rose out of a primeval sea that covered what is now the State of Oregon. Volcanic activity began 36 million years ago. The 11,235-foot Mt. Hood was born 13 million years ago as a storm of fire and molten lava heaved up its impressive presence on the rugged Cascade skyline. Since that time, this Mountain, which was called Wy'East, has been enshrined in the rich mythology and legends of Native Americans as it continued to periodically smoke, shake, and erupt. In 1805-1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition found evidence of a recent eruption along the Sandy River, which had literally buried entire forests which later became known as "Ghost Forests". And during the days of the Oregon Trail, frightened emigrants traveling over the Mountain's southern flank on the Barlow Trail witnessed bouts of fire and smoke exploding from this cantankerous snow-clad Peak. Today, Mt. Hood remains in an active but "sleeping" state, with geologists predicting a major eruption within the next 30 years. With its past eruptions and rich heritage of indigenous people, the educational opportunities are literally unlimited. This class explores some of the indigenous oral traditions associated with Mt. Hood and its volcanic landscape through a series of interpretative tours that will link its diversified multi-cultural history with the near-secret "Ghost Forests" and their picturesque beauty. Participants will be able to develop classroom resource materials and activities that can interweave storytelling with geology, geography, environmental studies, literature, and more. [New as of 7/11/00] Old Columbia River Highway Little-Known Heritage: Western Sites -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Tuesday, July 11 (9-Noon) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Wednesday, July 12 (9-4:30 p.m.) -- meet at the Columbia Gorge Factory Outlet Stores in front of Mikasa, Troutdale, OR. The heritage of the Old Columbia River Highway has become legendary throughout the world. Come explore the rich cultural, historical, and scenic marvels of this early-day road and its accompanying landscapes through this unique educational excursion. Constructed between the years of 1913 to 1915, this highway is an early-day engineering wonder that was and still is considered to be one of the most beautiful scenic roadways ever built. It possesses a wealth of heritage sites that are often overlooked, but just waiting to be discovered. Beginning at the mouth of the Sandy River to Multnomah Falls, participants will venture forth, learning about Native American cultures, the Euro-American explorers, the fur traders, the Eden-seeking Oregon Trail pioneers, the homesteaders and land-grabbers, and the gold-crazed miners, as well as who the builders of this special road were, as well as their controversial history. Waterfalls, breath-taking vistas, historic buildings and near-forgotten towns and settlements, as well as natural areas, and much more will unfold before you as you travel this historic roadway while gaining some new ideas and information that should enrich your classroom learning environment and enhance curriculums. [New as of 7/17/00] Exploring Washington's forgotten Columbia River Gorge Route: Old Highway 14 -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Tuesday, July 11 (Noon-3 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Thursday, July 13 (9-4:30 p.m.) -- meet at the Columbia Gorge Factory Outlet Stores in front of Mikasa, Troutdale, OR. Washington State's Old Highway 14 is snuggled along the boulder-strewn northern bank of the Columbia River. This route has been forgotten by many travelers today, but it possesses a wealth of heritage sites and ideas for educational use that range from Native American to explorers like Lewis and Clark, to the fur traders, the Oregon Trail emigrants, the miners, the homesteaders, the loggers, and the early-day tourists. One of the most heritage will be discovered through this interpretative tour. From the City of Camas eastward to Beacon Rock, Bridge of the Gods, Skamania Lodge and Museum, participants will venture forth, learning about the many special cultural, historical, and natural sites and features along this scenic byway that depict the history of so many different cultures. This historic highway will unfold before you while you learn new ideas and information that should enrich your classroom learning environment and enhance curriculums. A most unique way to learn while exploring. [New as of 7/11/00] Columbia River Gorge heritage: petrogllyphs, petrographs, & native american cultural landscapes -- 1 credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $120 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Tuesday, July 11 (3-6 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd., Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Friday, July 14 (8-3:30 p.m. -- PLEASE NOTE EARLIER STARTING TIME), meet at the Columbia Gorge Factory Outlet Stores in front of Mikasa, Troutdale, OR. The heritage of the Columbia River Gorge is just as important as its world-reknowned scenery and geologic wonders that draw many millions of tourists and recreationalists each year. This spectacular natural landscape has over 10,000 years of Native American history interwoven with special heritage sites that represent a unique and fascinating history worthy of exploration. Participants will visit petroglyph and petrograph sites, areas that were utilized by the Lewis and Clark "Corps of Discovery" during the years of 1805-1806, pioneer forts, scenic vistas, special natural areas, and more. A special focus will be on indigenous culture, religion, oral traditions, and the role of the salmon in their culture, way of life, and survival. Participants will explore a wealth of heritage treasures which include Horse Thief Lake, StoneHenge, Maryhill Museum, Celilo Village, and other places, and gather information that will enrich the classroom learning environment through the development of study units and the enhancement of basic curriculums. [New as of 7/17/00] Mt. Hood's Oregon TRAIL: Famous & Infamous Western Heritage Sites -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, July 17 (9-Noon) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; Tuesday, July 18 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. The Oregon Trail that traversed over Mt. Hood was the most treacherous in all of the 2,000-plus miles of this difficult emigrant path that was utilized by the Eden-seeking overlanders. Known as the "Barlow Trail" after Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, the developer who charged the travelers a fee to pass through this mountain's rugged landscapes, this was no road in any sense of the word. Danger lurked along each and every step. While nearly the entire route was bad, the worst was "Big Laurel Hill" where travelers were forced to lower their wagons down steep cliffs with rawhide ropes, all the while praying that these frayed "lifelines" would not break and cast their fate on the mercy of the rocks below. Yet, this crude path was promoted to be a safer, not to mention a cheaper, alternative to the raft passage down the Columbia River. Today, over 150 years later, you will follow in the wake of these pioneers and stand in their "footprints" as you study the incredible history of this trail first hand. A focus will be on the rich multi-cultural history, which dates back to over ten thousand years of Native American use prior to the coming of the first whites, as well as the role of other cultures. Participants will visit near-forgotten grave sites, stream ³fords², places where the original wheel ruts and swales have left their mark upon the natural landscape, and many other special historical places. This class will enhance how you teach the Oregon Trail in your classroom, and will provide a wealth of information to re-energize your curriculum and study units. [New as of 7/17/00] Mt. Hood's Oregon Trail: Famous & Infamous Eastern Heritage Sites -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, July 17 (Noon-3 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Wednesday, July 19 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. The infamous Oregon Trail route that crossed the Cascade Range over Mt. Hood's rugged southeastern landscape follows a dangerous scenic path through Dufur, Tygh Valley, Wamic, Smock Prairie, White River, Devil's Half Acre, and Barlow Pass. Utilized by Native Americans for its first ten thousand years, it wasn't until just over 150 years ago that the emigrants began traveling over it, and the segment became the first toll road over the Cascade Mountain Range, known as the "Barlow Trail". This class will guide its participants on a special interpretative excursion over this rugged wilderness path, guiding them to a former tollgate, campsites, little-known routes, cabin sites, solitary graves and cemeteries, in addition to an old frontier hotel, pioneer schoolhouse, an octagon barn, and much more, all of which make up both famous and the infamous sites. This is an opportunity to travel to some little-known segments of the Oregon Trail and learn about the terrible ordeal that thousands of emigrants had to endure in order to reach the Willamette Valley. This is an ideal way to re-energize and learn about history firsthand, while acquiring many new ideas for your classroom. [New as of 7/17/00] Sacred Landscapes & MYTHOLOGY: Native American Sites & Cultural Traditions on Mt. Hood -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $110 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, July 17 (3-6 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Thursday, July 20 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. Mt. Hood, the 11,235-foot mountain that has become a symbol for the State of Oregon, also represents the heritage of Native American culture, including their history, religion, and oral traditions. This class explores this rich heritage of indigenous people that dates back some 10,000-plus years, highlighting the role that the natural physical environment played in their day-to-day way of life and survival, with a special focus on mythology and legends. Participants will visit a number of sites, travel segments of indigenous trails, and learn about oral tradition and some religious practices, as well as gain a better understanding of Northwest Indian culture. There will be a strong emphasis on the legal protection of archaeological and cultural sites; the politics of protecting sacred sites; methods of evaluating natural sites for their cultural heritage, such as wetlands, riparian areas, rock outcroppings, meadows, etc. Learn how to integrate this information back into the classroom learning environment. [Offered only once -- Summer '99] Living History & FRONTIER LIVING EXPERIENCE FOR EDUCATORS -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $115 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, July 24 (9-Noon) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Tuesday, July 25 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. Experience some of the chores and tasks that faced the pioneers and early-day homesteaders in the Old Oregon Country through this unique "hands-on" experience of the past in a unique 1840's setting. Participants will come to understand the challenges of the Wilderness that taxed the endurance and emotional stability, as well as the physical strength of the Oregon Trail emigrants and settlers. During those times, survival was based not only upon the intelligence that they employed in doing their daily tasks and chores, but how they lived, cooperated, and worked with others. This class allows the participants to experience some elements of the workday on the frontier, such as dutchoven cooking, fashioning metal in a blacksmith shop, candle- and soap-making, making fire without the use of matches, splitting shakes, cutting wood with a bowsaw and crosscut saw, fashioning furniture with a foot-powered lathe, and other old-fangled skills. Learn about constructing temporary shelters and architecture, pioneer clothing, and quilting, as well as about folklore and folkways, village life, and much more. Use historical artifacts and taste pioneer foods and step back into time. Educators can take this experience back into their classroom and incorporate what they've learned into curriculums and ³hands-on² units. [Offered only once -- Summer '99] Mt. Hood Wilderness Storytelling Camp -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $120 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, July 24 (Noon-3 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Wednesday, July 26 (9-4:30 p.m.), Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. This is a special camp that blends the history of the Native Americans of the Northwest with their mythology, along with the stories of the Oregon Trail, pioneer settlement, and tall tales of the Pacific Northwest. Participants will visit some of the actual sites where legends and myths of indigenous people were born, as well as the places where invading emigrants came and certain events took place shaping their own special stories. Participants will learn about the art of storytelling, how to gather and develop stories, understand the role of art in oral tradition, and experience storytelling sessions held in a special building that depicts a Northwest plank lodge. An excellent way to develop new ideas to expand one's classroom activities, develop special study units, and enhance curriculums for inter-disciplinary study. Some interesting surprises in this class! [New as of 7/24/00] SHANGHAI tunnels of Old Portland: Exploring A Hidden & Infamous Waterfront History -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $125 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Monday, July 24 (3-6 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Thursday, July 27 (10-5:30 p.m.) --- meet in the parking lot outside the old cinemas at Mall 205, located at S.E. 102nd & Washington Streets, Portland, OR.> "Portland Underground" has an infamous history that has survived the passage of time and the progress of change. Solidly-constructed tunnels, fashioned out of stone and brick and built during the time buildings were constructed, still "snake" their presence beneath the streets of Old Portland, and represent an important and shocking piece of the history of the West Coast shanghai trade that earned the "City of Roses" the dubious reputation of being "the worst port in the world". This class reveals a hidden, and little-known, but very intriguing history of maritime trade in "human cargo" through a series of explorations of this "Underground" that is made up of silent cells, trap doors, and catacombs that link darkened basements and historic landmarks with the past that has not yet found its way into the history books. This class allows you to explore the remnants of a little-told history of human rights violations at its absolute worst. From the 1850's to as late as the 1940's, unsuspecting victims learned first hand about the "darkness and shadows" of this river town that hid its corruption well. Individuals who frequented places of vice, such as saloons, gambling parlors, opium dens, and other establishments of lesser reputations, would be given "knock-out drops" or find themselves dropped through trapdoors into basements, where they were held hostage in make-shift cells, until, finally, they were taken through tunnels out to the wharfs and sold to sea captains bound for the Orient. So many were sold for ³blood money² that Portland became the "Shanghai Capital of the World". Participants will venture into the remnants of the "Underground" that has survived, along with their oral history, and experience a unique piece of the past. You'll never view the history of Portland and the West Coast the same as you explore this "skullduggerry" that also included bootlegging, white slavery, and opium smuggling. An ideal way to enrich your curriculums and study units in this course that takes you into "Underground". [New as of 7/26/00] Lewis & Clark-Native American Trail of Discovery: Oregon Coast Heritage sites -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $120 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Wednesay, July 26 (9-Noon) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.Em, Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Saturday, August 5 (10-5:30 p.m.) --- meet outside the main doors of the Northwest Maritime Museum in Astoria, OR. (on Highway 30 at 1792 Marine Drive). [PLEASE NOTE: This is just a meeting place. Due to time restraints, we will not be going through the facilities. Also, note the later meeting time, which will allow for a more relaxed travel time.] Nearly 200 years ago, from 1804-1806, a special group of self-sufficient frontiersman were secretly dispatched by President Thomas Jefferson to discover a land route across the Rocky Mountains all the way to the Pacific Coast. Today, you can follow in the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark "Corps of Discovery" as you explore the rich history of the mouth of the Columbia River and the Oregon Coast, and view the same sites that these explorers saw in their journey and detailed in their journals. This is a multi-cultural approach to the study of history where you can learn about not only Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, but also the Euro-American explorers who came to this region, as well as the Scandinavians, the Asians, the fur traders, the Russians, and the Spanish. This class will provide educators with the opportunity to develop resources for their classroom, as well as develop field studies activities. A strong focus will be on gathering information and ideas for developing cross-curriculum classroom projects. [OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CLASS: If you need a place to stay, a special place on Willapa Bay is available with a limited number of beds for $55 a night, which includes two meals and shower accommodations; or, you can bring your sleeping bag and sleep on the floor for $15 a night, which is a great price that also includes two meals and shower accommodations.] [New as of 7/26/00] Lewis & Clark-Native American Trail of Discovery: ShoalwaterBay --- Willapa Bay HeritAge Sites -- 1 Credit Graduate -- CI 810/Undergraduate -- CI 410 Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $120 Dates. Times, & Meeting Places: Wednesday, July 26 (Noon-3 p.m.) at Deep Creek Lodge, 25580 S.E. Rebman Rd. Deep Creek (near Boring), OR; and Sunday, August 6 (10-5:30 p.m.) --- meet outside the doors of the Ilwacco Heritage Museum, 115 S.E. Lake, Ilwacco, Washington. [Or, if you are not taking the Saturday class and will not be staying overnight , please contact the instructor in advance for a potential alternative meeting place.] The rich heritage of Shoalwater Bay and Willapa Bay in Washington State, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition ventured during 1805-1806, possesses a special history and environment awaiting rediscovery. Study these two unique bays where indigenous people lived for many thousands of years, and learn about these First Peoples way of life, trade routes, their art, mythology, and religion, as well as the Euro-American explorers, the maritime fur traders, the missionaries, the Oregon Trail pioneers, and the early-day homesteaders, fishermen, oystermen, and resort builders, who settled here. Participants will explore this Pacific Coast environment, following in the wake of the Indian canoes and in the footprints of Lewis & Clark to rugged natural areas near Fort Columbia, Fort Canby, Dead Man's Cove, Leadbetter Point Wildlife Refuge, etc. Develop some new ideas and learning activities for developing and strengthening study units and curriculums that blend environmental science, social studies, literature, writing, art, and oral tradition and public speaking. [OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CLASS: If you need a place to stay, a special place on Willapa Bay is available with a limited number of beds for $55 a night, which includes two meals and shower accommodations; or, you can bring your sleeping bag and sleep on the floor for $15 a night, which is a great price that also includes two meals and shower accommodations.]