Clark County Historical Museum, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 1511 Main St., Vancouver; $4; $3 for seniors and students; $2 for ages 6-18; free for ages 5 and younger. 360-993-5679 or www.cchmuseum.org
• “Food for Thought: Clark County’s Food History” examines the shifting landscape of food and the cultural traditions passed through generations.
Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 990 S.W. Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson; $10; $8 for students and ages 60 and older; $6 for ages 6-12. 800-991-2338 or www.columbiagorge.org
• A 37-foot-tall fish wheel, 1895 Corliss steam engine, 1917 World War I Curtiss JN-4 biplane, the Don Brown Rosary Collection and Columbia River Gorge Native American artifacts.
“News Aloft: The Dawn of Aviation Reporting in the Pacific Northwest,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pearson Headquarters Building, Confluence office, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1109 E. Fifth St., Vancouver; 360-693-0123. An exhibit of aviation news reporting and photography by the late Leverett G. Richards, a pilot and reporter in Clark County for nearly 70 years. He covered the Vanport Flood, D.B. Cooper and eruptions of Mount Saint Helens from the air.
North Clark Historical Museum, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy; Donations accepted. 360-247-5800 or www.lewisriver.com/amboy/museum
• Artifacts and exhibits about early life in America, pioneers, logging and Mount St. Helens, with an archival library available for research. “The Vanishing Logger,” photography by Cheryle Easter.
• “Native American Trails: Fire and the Seasonal Round,” on the exploration of George McClellan.
Portland Children’s Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; 4 to 8 p.m. the first Friday of each month, with free admission. 4015 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland; $10; $9 for seniors 55 and older and active military members; free for ages 1 and younger. 503-223-6500 or portlandcm.org
• Circus Zirkus, through May 31. Enter the big tent to perform in silly costumes, spin plates or try out the trapeze, with a three-ring stage, concession carts and the backstage.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, open daily during daylight hours. 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for Carty Unit and Auto Tour Route. River S Unit, on South Hillhurst Road, south of Pioneer Street, Ridgefield. Carty Unit, 28908 N.W. Main Ave., Ridgefield; $3 per vehicle.
More than 5,000 acres of pastures, woodland and marsh. Fishing, hunting and hiking permitted in some areas. 360-887-4106 and www.ridgefieldfriends.org or www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges
Water Resources Education Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver; Free. The center includes an art gallery, live sturgeon in a 350-gallon aquarium and panoramic views of the Columbia River, with access to the 4-mile Waterfront Renaissance Trail. 360-487-7111 or www.cityofvancouver.us/watercenter
