As a presidential election is at hand, near St. Louis you can visit the Liberty Bell of the West, which is older than the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, in Kaskaskia, the oldest town in Illinois. Kaskaskia had been the center of French colonial administration for the Middle Mississippi River Valley during the 18th Century and has much history to explore. Now, about that bell… Creating…
Hiking at Old Greenville Recreation Area includes a ghost town, retracing the steps of the Trail of Tears, and seeing a memorial to an unknown Civil War soldier nearby. Old Greenville Recreation Area At Old Greenville Recreation Area you can walk around the remains of a 1940s era ghost town. Greenville had to be relocated to higher ground following the construction of the dam in…
Graham Cave State Park is right off Interstate 70 and is a hike into ancient history. Hiking through the park you walk in the footsteps of hunters-gathers thousands of years ago who found shelter in Graham Cave. This state park also has waterfalls when it rains and babbling brooks along with a river nearby. Luckily the day we went as a family the waterfalls were…
Jayke Brown is an author of the children’s book Imagine That on an important life lesson amongst friends and adventures that you could have in your dreams.
Pink granite boulders and waterfalls await you in the Castor River Shut-Ins at the 1,632 acres Amidon Memorial Conservation Area just ten miles east of Fredricktown, MO.
A former telephone executive mansion, Mississippi River views, and a forested lake were part of my explorations of Bee Tree County Park in south St. Louis County.
Wet-weather waterfalls splashing down through boulders and a lookout across the St. Francois Mountains await you on the Shut-Ins Trail at Sam A. Baker State Park. History of the Park Sam A. Baker State Park is one of the oldest parks in Missouri since land acquired for it was in 1926. The park honors former Mo. Gov. Sam Aaron Baker who encouraged the park’s creation…
Cliffside walks along the Meramec River and wading in Kiefer Creek were part of our day at Castlewood State Park.
A bubbly waterfall and a monument to the Underground Railroad were found at the Olin Nature Preserve.
My first thought on doing Lone Spring Trail at Cuivre State Park should be renamed “Lost Springs Trail” since I spent some of the time not finding the trail. This was an adventurous hike with a lot of lessons learned.
