<p>Visitors can learn more about Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop's 13th annual "Wintering Over" living history event Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18 and 19.</p>

ASTORIA Lewis and Clark National Historical Park presents a special living history program Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18 and 19. Fort Clatsop replica will come alive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition during the parks 13th annual presentation of Wintering Over: Snugly fixed in their huts.

During this two-day event, visitors are encouraged to converse with expedition members (portrayed by Pacific Northwest Living Historian members) camped at their Fort Clatsop winter headquarters in 1806.

Explore what it is like for these Corps of Discovery members as they survive on elk meat, spring water, and the good graces of their Clatsop and Chinook neighbors, while preparing to return to the United States. Discover who these people were, where they came from and what their journey has been like so far.

Visitors will start with a brief orientation that will introduce the story of the Corps of Discovery and prepare them to participate in the Wintering Over program. First-person living history interpretation is an experiential program with no script. This allows for a real experience (not a staged event). Visitors direct their own discoveries. The Pacific Northwest Living Historians partner with the park to provide this program.

In addition to this event at the fort, there will be films in the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center theater. A Clatsop Winter Story, a 22-minute movie about the winter of 1805-06 from a Clatsop Indian perspective, will be offered each hour. Also, Lewis and Clark: Confluence of Time and Courage, a 34-minute movie about the entire voyage, will be available.

A unit of the National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is located at 92343 Fort Clatsop Road in Astoria. Admission to the park is $3 per adult (16 and over). Youth ages 15 and younger are admitted free. National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes such as the Senior Pass and the annual Military Pass are accepted, as are the Oregon Pacific Coast Pass and the parks annual pass.

The park, including the Visitor Center, fort, trails and the parking lots, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park also includes free admission units such as the Salt Works site in Seaside as well as Middle Village/Station Camp near Fort Columbia State Park in Washington. Come and visit these sites during the time of year the expedition stayed on the coast. For further information, call the park at 503-861-2471, ext. 214 or visit the parks website at www.nps.gov/lewi. Follow on Facebook at Lewis and Clark NHP for more information and pictures.