WEEKEND: Adventure talk slated tonight

PORT ANGELES — Alice Susong, a storyteller and member of The Story People of Clallam County, will speak during the second edition of the Basecamp Adventure Talk series tonight.

Susong will present “Life with Ranger Dunbar” from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St.

The hotel launched the series of free talks to showcase the many outdoor activities and locations that can be explored on the Olympic Peninsula throughout the summer.

Talks touch on many of the various adventure options available to travelers visiting the Peninsula.

Speakers include ecologists, tour guides, storytellers, filmmakers, historians, anglers and mountaineers.

Light hors d’oeuvres are served, and Happy Hour “Basecamp” drink specials will be offered.

The upcoming schedule is:

■ Linda Silvas, owner of the Native American Footprints guide company, will present “Paddle to Quinault” on June 28.

■ Charles Smith, chairman of the Port Angeles Downtown Association’s Art on the Town committee, will present “Art on the Town” on July 5.

■ Meredith Parker, general manager of the Makah tribe, will present “Ozette Dig and Makah Museum” on July 12.

■ Chris Gutmacher and Andy Stevenson, co-presidents of the Peninsula Trails Coalition, will discuss “The Olympic Discovery Trail” on July 19.

■ Kathy Monds, Clallam County Historical Society director, will speak on a to-be-determined topic July 26.

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