As a child, what I looked forward to the most at Christmas was the magic of the Plaza Lights in Kansas City. (Plaza Lights will remain on through Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day!) It is an…
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Checkout STL Brewery Lights at Anheuser-Busch
See more than a million twinkling lights at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis and best of all it is free.
Broemmelsiek Park Offers Free Corn Maze
Find your way around a free corn maze and check out 19th-century farm equipment at the Agriculture Educational Garden at Broemmelsiek Park north of Defiance, Mo. Walking through the Corn Maze and exploring the garden…
Lakeside Trail Hike at Cuivre River State Park
Along the Lakeside Trail, you will see blooming flowers and wildlife at Cuivre River State Park, located north of Troy, Missouri. This is a 3.6-mile loop hike on a natural surface trail that can be…
War of 1812 History along Fort Zumwalt Park Hike
Hike by a rebuilt fort from the War of 1812, the 1884 Heald Home, and along the spring-fed Lake Whetsel at Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon, Mo. Parking Here I parked along Jessup Drive West…
Sunset Greenway: Oldest Church West of the Mississippi River Hike
Walk from the oldest church west of the Mississippi River to a bluff overlooking the Missouri River on the Sunset Greenway in Florissant, Mo. This hike is 6.4 miles out and back on a paved…
Explore the Gardens at Blanchette Park
Discover gardens adorned with blooming plants and shrubs and a Veteran’s Memorial in Blanchette Park, St. Charles, MO. In the park, I walked various loops to see the gardens and explore the entire area. There…
Explore Shut-Ins on a Lower Rock Creek Hike
See waterfalls, shut-ins, creek cascades, pink boulders, and pine-studded hills at Lower Rock Creek, located 12 miles southwest of Fredericktown, MO. This is a 4-mile natural surface hike with a 325-foot elevation gain. The trail…
Dad Hikes: Onondaga Cave State Park
Swimming in the Meramec River and hiking to an old cave entrance was our “Sunday Funday” as a family at Onondaga Cave State Park.
St. Peters: Creekside on Brookmount Trail Hike
Hike along a clear, pebble-filled stream and through forests on the Brookmount Trail in a quiet neighborhood in St. Peters, MO. This is a 1.9-mile out-and-back paved trail, mostly flat, with only 46 feet of…
