On Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, the  Seaside Museum and Historical Society, assisted by a grant from the City of Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, will sponsor a demonstration of the Lewis and Clark Saltmakers. Members of the Pacific Northwest Living Historians (PNLH) will create and share the experience of the Lewis & Clark expedition’s salt-making efforts that took place in the winter of 1806 on what is now Seaside beach.  They will bring to life the salt camp where the explorers made salt to preserve their food for the long journey from the Pacific Coast back to St. Louis.

Visitors to the program will enter the camp and find members of the PNLH busy making salt, as they boil sea water over a fire just as the men of the Lewis and Clark expedition did in 1806. The interpreters will also share the history and stories of the legendary expedition with everyone who comes to the beach. This program is for all ages and everyone will have the opportunity to see and ask questions about how seawater was turned into salt.

Hours are 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday, 9/12 and 9 am to 3 pm on Sunday, 9/13, on Seaside beach west of the Avenue U and Prom intersection.  Parking is limited, so walking or carpooling Is encouraged.  Thanks to the City of Seaside’s Mobi-Mats, the beach walk is easy for those with mobility challenges or those with strollers or wagons.

Lewis and Clark Saltmakers is a free, interactive learning opportunity for the whole family.

This project was made possible by a grant from the City of Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, funded by room tax dollars.  seasideOR.com

Lewis & Clark Saltmakers is also supported by the Seaside Museum, City of Seaside Public Works, First Interstate Bank, Sandy Cove Inn, and Oregon State Parks and Recreation.