Red Mountain AVA Wine Tour
When: Friday, May 9 – 12pm to 4:30pm
Note: Tour depends on minimum of 10 guests. If tour is cancelled, refunds will be issued.
Summary
Labeled “the top Red Mountain wine tour in Washington State”, TC Black provides a driver/guide and luxury transportation to 3 of the top wineries in the Red Mountain American Viticultural Area (AVA).
Cost
Cost: $75/person (includes tour and driver gratuity)
Each winery sets its own price for wine-tastings (~$15-$20), but tour guests may receive discounts and/or waivers if they purchase wine at the winery.
PF&S Railway Supply Manufacturing Tour
When: Friday, May 9
Note: Each tour has 10 slots; each group will be split in half with each half having its own guide.
This is a self-driving tour to and from the tour location.
Sign-up sheets for the available slots will be available at the Convention Desk on a first-come, first-served basis!
Tour Times
Tour 1: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Tour 2: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Tour 3: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Tour 4: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Tour 5: 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Tour 6: 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Tour 7: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Tour 8: 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Directions
From the hotel, the drive to PF&S is about 12 minutes. They are located at 560 Ione Road.
Easiest route is North on 395 to Sagemore Road, west on Sagemore for 1/4 mile then turn right onto Ione.
Information
PF&S currently are manufacturing Tomar, Precision Scale, and Utah Pacific and are expanding into a couple of other product lines.
They currently do pours and casting once a week and are planning on setting up to do those operations on Friday, May 9, for the tours.
The manufacturing facilities are not wheelchair or walker compatible. There are 2 stairways: x1 3-stair and x1 9-stair. The parking area is not paved and is home to 4 or 5 very friendly, large dogs (they are teddy bears). There are also free-range peacocks roaming about and also 3 extremely friendly cats.
Whitman Mission National Historical Site
When: Saturday, May 10
Note: Shared vehicle depends on minimum of 15 guests. Maximum of 29 guests. If vehicle is cancelled, refunds will be issued.
Summary
Whitman Mission National Historic Site was established to focus on the continuing relevance of the history and impacts of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman’s religious mission to the Cayuse Nation in the early nineteenth century. This Cayuse mission was sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), a Boston group responsible for Protestant mission operations around the world.
Despite honorable intentions, ABCFM missions in Old Oregon ended in disaster. Measles and other epidemics resulted in widespread death among Native Americans. Each year brought more immigrants on the Oregon Trail who would want native land. The Whitman’s mission was at the center of these tragic changes. In 1847, a group of Cayuse attacked the mission, hoping to remove the source of their devastation. Fourteen people died including Marcus and Narcissa. As a result of the Cayuse attack, the United States government had an excuse to set up reservations and restrict the movement of Native Americans.
This history of the Whitman Mission in the early 1800’s marks a turning point for Native Americans living on the Columbia Plateau. Through partnering with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the National Park Service seeks to present the continuing story of the Cayuse Nation and the impact of this early interaction with foreign immigrants.
Tour Information
Ranger-led tours are typically 30-45 minutes long. There is also a 20-minute video as well as museum exhibits to be viewed in the Visitor Center.
11:00AM – 56-passenger bus transportation will be scheduled if at least 12 people sign up. Leaves hotel at 10:00AM. May drive your own vehicle if preferred.
1:30PM – Drive your own vehicle
Accessibility: The main walking tour is across a 1/4-mile, paved, flat loop trail. There are very few designated resting spots along the tour trail.
Directions:
328 Whitman Mission Road
Walla Walla, WA 99362
From Pasco, WA:
- From I-182E, merge onto US-12E
- Travel 45.57 miles
- Turn right onto Old Highway 12 and travel 2.35 miles
- Turn right on Swegle Road and proceed .51 miles
- Turn left onto Whitman Mission Road
- Road ends in circular parking area in front of the Visitor Center
Cost
Cost: $30/person for bus transportation; Park is free admission
Whitman Mission NHS has a small gift shop in the Visitor Center offering items for purchase.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park – Hanford, WA
When: Thursday, May 8 & Friday, May 9, 9AM-4PM
Summary
For the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Engineer Works produced plutonium at a roughly 600 square mile (1554 sq km) site along the Columbia River in Washington state. The Hanford Site was selected because of an abundant supply of cold Columbia River water needed to cool nuclear reactors, ample available hydroelectric power, mild climate, excellent transportation facilities, and distance from major population centers. Workers at the Hanford Site constructed and operated the world’s first nuclear production reactors that produced the plutonium used in the Trinity Test and in the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945.
Tour Information
Drive your own vehicle, visit at your own pace
Walk at your own pace tour through the Visitor Center exhibits.
Directions:
2000 Logston Blvd, Richland, WA 99354
Cost
Cost: Free
Manhattan Project NHP – Hanford has a small gift shop in the Visitor Center offering items for purchase.
Summary
At the REACH Museum we inspire learning by sharing the stories of the Mid-Columbia River Region, its people, and its impact and contributions to the world.
Our vision is to be an indispensable educational resource and premier cultural destination that serves as a gateway for understanding the natural and cultural significance of the region, for present and future generations.
We accomplish this by providing learning programs, outreach, teacher training, and curricula that complement Washington States K–12 Learning Standards/Next Generation Science Standards with an emphasis on K–8 students and their families.
We also do so by being an epicenter for tourism specifically for learning about Ice Age Floods, Mid-Columbia River Basin history, and the Hanford Reach National Monument.
So bring your curiosity and explore our galleries and outdoor learning areas while enjoying breathtaking views of the Columbia River. From the Ice Age to the Atomic Age, and Beyond—come and discover the wonder of your back yard!
Information
Address:
1943 Columbia Park Trail
Richland, WA 99352
Cost
Cost: $12/adult
$6/student/military
Children 5 and under Free
ASTC/NARM Member Free