PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic History Center and the North Olympic Library System will host a reception for “Olympic Outdoors: Recreation and Relaxation on the North Olympic Peninsula” from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.
The free reception will be at the Port Angeles Main Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.
During the reception, Larry Lang will present a History Tales talk, “Early Photos of Familiar Place: Digitizing the McClinton Family Photo Collection,” at 7 p.m.
Lang will share insights into the photos of Ray and Roy McClinton, fraternal twins and amateur photographers who started taking photographs as teens in the 1890s.
Working with tripod-mounted cameras and glass-plate negatives, the twins captured some of the earliest known images of Marymere and Sol Duc falls, Fairholme and lakes Crescent and Sutherland.
The exhibit explores the history of outdoor recreation on the Olympic Peninsula and highlights such activities as hiking, skiing, fishing and soaking in hot springs.
Artifacts and artwork from the history center’s collection will be on display, including previously unpublished photographs by the McClinton brothers.
“We’re providing a glimpse back at the many ways people have enjoyed the great outdoors on the Peninsula,” said David Brownell, the history center’s executive director. “More than 50 items are in the exhibit, including a lantern backpack, caulk boots, an oak ski, hand-carved maple dishware and vintage resort souvenirs. You’ll also see mementos from the Port Angeles Salmon Derby Days, historic fishing gear and a king salmon that weighed in at 68 pounds when Bill Blakey caught it on 20-pound test at Freshwater Bay.”
“Olympic Outdoors” will remain on display from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 30.
For more information, call 360-452-2662 or visit www.northolympichistory.org.
