[atomicpossum]

"This will really put Washington state on the map," said Democratic U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, who along with other members of the state's congressional delegation had been pushing for the expansion of Fort Clatsop.

HEY, DEMOCRAT--

It already IS on the map.

[yooper]

Clatsop. A miserable winter, made all the more miserable by the absence of whiskey. We've all heard of Lewis and Clark, but they've never gotten the full accolades they deserve. Their journey through hostile tribes and weather rivals the exploration of any famous explorer. I just finished reading "Undaunted Courage" and would highly recommend it to others.

[jimtorr]

I've been to Fort Clatsop, when I was 10, or something. Not impressed. I was much more impressed by the WWI and WWII coastal artillery batteries that guarded the mouth of the Columbia.

Please, no more land lost forever to the feds.

[socal_parrot]

I traveled the Lewis and Clark Trail last summer from St. Louis to Astoria, Oregon. Station camp was marked by a funky piece of chainsaw art that appeared originally as below.

The statue has deteriorated or has been vandalized and Clark is now missing his right arm and telescope and appears to be doing the Saturday Night Live "pinch your head" thing. Still pretty cool though. It looks like the pic below now.

[Verginius Rufus]

Tomorrow is the 225th anniversary of a more significant event, Clark's brother's victory at Vincennes in the Revolutionary War.