There is something special about taking a stroll around a body of water. The problem is that many of the options in the St. Louis area can get quite busy. Creve Coeur Lake Park in St. Louis County features a lovely walkway around the park’s namesake lake, but on many days — weekends, especially —…
In 1803, Merriweather Lewis and William Clark set out from Camp Dubois, Illinois — not far from St. Louis — on their famous trek west across the United States. For that reason, there are a number of museums and monuments in the St. Louis metro area devoted to the two men and their journey. One…
The confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers have been a hub of civilization for a long time. A thousand years ago, the largest Native American city in North America flourished on the site known today as Cahokia. Centuries later, the city of St. Louis would sprout near that river intersection. Less than half a…