Historian's trek will relive central coast exploration.Byline: The Register-Guard A man with a thick Scottish accent and a fondness for plaid will be making some public appearances on the central Oregon Central Oregon is a geographical region lying near the center of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is commonly considered to include Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Primary cities in Central Oregon are La Pine, Sunriver, Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. Coast in the next few days. It will be Al LePage, director of the Portland-based National Coast Trail Association, taking on the persona of Alexander Roderick McLeod Alexander Roderick McLeod, (c. 1782 – 11 June 1840), was a fur trader and explorer who began his career with the North West Company in 1802. McLeod became a chief trader with the Hudson's Bay Company after they joined with the NWC in 1821. , who in 1826 led the first group of white explorers in an overland exploration of the central coast. McLeod, chief trader for the British Hudson's Bay Co. at what is now Vancouver, Wash., led the group as far south as the Siuslaw River The Siuslaw River (pronounced sigh YOU slaw) is a river, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, along the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of approximately 4560 sq mi (11900 km²) in the Central Oregon Coast Range southwest of the Willamette looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new opportunities to trap and trade furs. Dressed in replica garb a Hudson's Bay officer might have worn, LePage is making appearances along the party's route at the same time of year the explorers would have been there 176 years ago. He talks about what the explorers saw and did along the way, using accounts from their journals. He also shows some of the equipment they probably used. He said he's offering the programs as a way to call attention to the contributions of McLeod and his group as well as to promote the use and development of the Oregon Coast Trail The Oregon Coast Trail is a 360 mi (600 km) long-distance hiking path along the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It follows the coast of Oregon from the mouth of the Columbia River on the north to the California border south of Brookings. . The programs, entitled "An Evening with Alexander McLeod," will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Alsea Bridge Interpretive in·ter·pre·tive also in·ter·pre·ta·tive adj. Relating to or marked by interpretation; explanatory. in·ter  pre·tive·ly adv. Center at Waldport, Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Civic Meeting
Room in the Yachats Commons, and Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Bromley Room
of the Siuslaw Public Library in Florence.
LePage, as himself, will be at the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum south of Florence at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Robert Kentta, cultural coordinator for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz The Confederated Tribes of Siletz in the United States is a federally recognized confederation of 27 Native American tribal bands that once inhabited a range from northern California to southwest Washington. . The two will talk about contacts between the coastal tribes and the McLeod expedition members. LePage will also appear as McLeod for some other outdoor weekend activities, including a Cape Perpetua hike Saturday sponsored by the "Coastal Gems," a local Volkssporting group. The event is open to the public and participants can register at the Lions Club on Fourth Street in Yachats from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
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