The Boone Society, Inc. Reunion July 31-August 4, 2002 Wilsonville, Oregon (near Portland) Plans (now only seven months ahead) are as follows: WEDNESDAY, JULY 31__Registration and check in. Evening barbecue and entertainment at Boone’s Ferry Park THURSDAY, AUGUST 1__ Dr. Jim Tompkins, Oregon History Instructor at Clackamas Community College, will be our tour guide for a bus trip on the Columbia River Gorge portion of the Oregon Trail. We will stop at Multnomah Falls, around Mt. Hood, and will have lunch at Timberline Lodge at the base of the mountain. We will then travel west down Laurel Hill where wagons, oxen, horses and emigrants were lowered by rope. Prior to 1846, travel to the Willamette Valley was by the Columbia River, a treacherous and dangerous route. Some of Jim Tompkins’ ancestors came this way. _After dinner, there will be an evening program at which we will be honored by the presence of William Cannon, the only Revolutionary War soldier buried in Oregon. William is portrayed by Tom Laidlaw (actor, writer, historian and master storyteller) who holds a BS Degree in Theater Arts from Portland State University. Tom has been a volunteer blacksmith and interpreter at Ft. Vancouver, WA for five years. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 __A day trip to the Oregon Coast (Boone Island and Boone Point, etc.) where Daniel's great grandson, George Luther Boone (the great grandfather of two of the Reunion Committee members), settled on Yaquina Bay after coming to Oregon in 1848. The return route will be via one of the Boone Homesteads, Salem (the state capitol) and several Boone Historical markers. _After dinner, Rochelle Cochran will present a program for historian Ken Kamper detailing his work with the Daniel Boone and Frontier Families Association, the many Boone sites in Missouri and efforts to protect and preserve Boone history and locations. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3__A Morning tour of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City. __The Boone Society Annual Meeting will be held after lunch. __The Reunion Banquet and special entertainment will be In the evening. SUNDAY, AUGUST 4__Farewell Champagne Brunch. It is not too early to reserve your lodging, so feel free to register now by dialing 1-800-HOLIDAY Lodging Information: HOLIDAY INN SELECT, 25425 Southwest 95th. Avenue (bordered by Boones Ferry Road) Wilsonville (formerly Boonesville/Boones Landing), Oregon 97070 Phone: 503-570-8500 (Wilsonville Holiday Inn Select) Web Site: holidayinnselect.pdx.citysearch.com To register: www.hiselect.com\wilsonvilleor or call 1-800-HOLIDAY Room rates: $59/day - includes tax, single or double occupancy/children 12 yrs. or younger FREE (best rates ever - actually a 38% discount from their regular rate!) Meal Information: All meals (11 total) will be included in the reunion registration fee Registration Fee: Explorer & Life Members $179 per person Individual & Family Members $199 per person Nonmembers $219 per person It is not too early to reserve your lodging, so feel free to register now by dialing 1-800-HOLIDAY **************** ANNOUNCING "THE BOONE BOX"*************** The BOONE Voice Mail Line 1-503-682-5599 has been established to answer questions about the fourth Boone Society, Inc. Reunion. Please leave an explanation of the information you are requesting and your name, e-mail address and/or "real" address, so we can contact you. THIS IS FOR REUNION INFORMATION ONLY!! Information presented by The Oregon Boone Society Reunion Committee ****VISIT THE BOONE SOCIETY, INC. WEB SITE NOW UP AND RUNNING!***** http://www.boonesociety.org/