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...
2026 Lewis & Clark side trip – part 3: Springfield friends, Bass Pro home store, Civil War cave
While in the area, we stayed with our friends Bonnie and Jimmy in Republic just south of Springfield. Bonnie is the older daughter of my second parents, Barney and Gina...
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