The exploration of the Pacific Coast will be the subject of a free presentation by historian Rex Ziak at the Museum of Ventura County on Tuesday, November 16, at 5:30 p.m. Ziak will be the featured lecturer aboard a Pacific Coast Exploration Cruise April 10-24, which will benefit the museum. After Ziak’s presentation, Robertson International Travel will discuss details about the cruise aboard the Crystal Symphony, which will sail from Los Angeles and call at ports in Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Astoria, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. For presentation reservations, call Danielle Martell, Museum of Ventura County, (805) 653-0323 x 305.

Ziak returns to the Museum of Ventura County’s travel program after an earlier Columbia River museum voyage taken during the Lewis & Clark Centennial. He is a recognized expert on northwest regional history, and an Emmy winning documentary cinematographer.