2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 8: the Boat House and Museum in St. Charles
Our first actual Louis & Clark location is this Boat House and Museum in St. Charles, Mo., which is just northwest of St. Louis. It has a little of everything...
2026 Louis & Clark side trip – part 7: the city’s new Basilica
Some friends in our small group (Kim and Chris) used to live in St. Louis and said we just had to go to St. Louis’s new basilica, even though we’re...
2026 Lewis & Clark side trip – part 6: the Old Courthouse in St. Louis where the Dred Scott case started through the courts
The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built between 1839 and 1862 as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. It was Missouri’s tallest habitable building from...
2026 Lewis & Clark side trip – part 5: Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis
Gateway Arch National Park commemorates President Jefferson’s vision of a continental nation, the individuals and cultural groups who helped shape its history, and St. Louis’ role in westward expansion. The...
2026 Lewis & Clark side trip – part 4: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s final homes in southern Mansfield, Mo.
We have a young friend who is in love with the Little House on the Prairie books, so when Barney told me that we could visit one of the places...