Spring 2019
Spring. I am looking forward to it. January has brought snow and ice and COLD. But we know that spring will soon be here and the white of the snow will be replaced with the green lawns and colorful flowers that mark the spring season.
Many of us will travel to see friends and to enjoy our beautiful state. We often plan our travel with the help of the internet, and sometimes we even travel through our computer screens. In order to help you with this travel, I’ve researched some sites with details about Missouri travel destinations. As always, you can type in the URLs in this article or simply click on the links below.
We will begin with a visit to one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Forest Park (stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/parks/Forest-Park.cfm), with its 1,371 acres, is approximately 500 acres larger than Central Park in New York City. The park is home to many St. Louis attractions.
I have always enjoyed a visit to the Science Center (slsc.org) having traveled there with Boy Scouts and with St. Mary’s School students. The center includes so many great exhibits, and there is a Omnimax Theater and a planetarium. Plan your IRL trip from the website.
Everyone should see the world famous St. Louis Zoo (stlzoo.org). The zoo receives about 3 million visitors each year to visit the more than 16,000 animals who reside there. You can visit in private on their webpage to enjoy the zoo or to plan an IRL visit. I remember when visiting as a child there were no seals visible at their enclosure. My mother said, “I’ll call them,” and began to bark. People laughed until a lot of seals came out and barked back. We never had seals on our farm so I have no idea where she learned to do that.
The Muny (muny.org) is America’s largest and oldest open-air theater. Its season begins in June, but it is always good to plan ahead.
Forest Park also offers biking, jogging and skating paths, an ice-skating rink, a golf course, lakes and other activities. More than 12 million visitors enjoy the park every year.
A nice glass of wine makes any day better. Missouri was a major wine producer before prohibition, and since then, the state’s wine production has returned to prominence. Here in Glasgow Bushwacker Bend Winery will be participating in the city’s wine walk on April 17. It can be visited online at BushwhackerBend.com. For more information on Missouri’s wine production, visit MissouriWine.org.
For many of us, spring means a return of baseball. The home opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals is April 4 against the San Diego Padres. The Kansas City Royals open at home March 28 against the Chicago White Sox. Opening day is always special. Learn more at mlb.com/cardinals and mlb.com/royals.
Rocheport (rocheport.com) is a historic town on the Missouri River, located near Columbia and the Katy Trail. It has some beautiful bed and breakfast inns and a winery that offers some lovely views of the river bottom.
Whether you find enjoyment from science, opera, wine or baseball, Missouri will provide you with a great spring travel opportunity. Either staying home at your computer screen or visiting IRL, I hope you have a wonderful Missouri spring. We may cross paths at a ball game or while enjoying a glass of Missouri wine. Maybe you will hear me barking at the seals at the St Louis Zoo. If you do be sure to say hello. I’ll be glad to see you.
Many of us will travel to see friends and to enjoy our beautiful state. We often plan our travel with the help of the internet, and sometimes we even travel through our computer screens. In order to help you with this travel, I’ve researched some sites with details about Missouri travel destinations. As always, you can type in the URLs in this article or simply click on the links below.
We will begin with a visit to one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Forest Park (stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/parks/Forest-Park.cfm), with its 1,371 acres, is approximately 500 acres larger than Central Park in New York City. The park is home to many St. Louis attractions.
I have always enjoyed a visit to the Science Center (slsc.org) having traveled there with Boy Scouts and with St. Mary’s School students. The center includes so many great exhibits, and there is a Omnimax Theater and a planetarium. Plan your IRL trip from the website.
Everyone should see the world famous St. Louis Zoo (stlzoo.org). The zoo receives about 3 million visitors each year to visit the more than 16,000 animals who reside there. You can visit in private on their webpage to enjoy the zoo or to plan an IRL visit. I remember when visiting as a child there were no seals visible at their enclosure. My mother said, “I’ll call them,” and began to bark. People laughed until a lot of seals came out and barked back. We never had seals on our farm so I have no idea where she learned to do that.
The Muny (muny.org) is America’s largest and oldest open-air theater. Its season begins in June, but it is always good to plan ahead.
Forest Park also offers biking, jogging and skating paths, an ice-skating rink, a golf course, lakes and other activities. More than 12 million visitors enjoy the park every year.
A nice glass of wine makes any day better. Missouri was a major wine producer before prohibition, and since then, the state’s wine production has returned to prominence. Here in Glasgow Bushwacker Bend Winery will be participating in the city’s wine walk on April 17. It can be visited online at BushwhackerBend.com. For more information on Missouri’s wine production, visit MissouriWine.org.
For many of us, spring means a return of baseball. The home opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals is April 4 against the San Diego Padres. The Kansas City Royals open at home March 28 against the Chicago White Sox. Opening day is always special. Learn more at mlb.com/cardinals and mlb.com/royals.
Rocheport (rocheport.com) is a historic town on the Missouri River, located near Columbia and the Katy Trail. It has some beautiful bed and breakfast inns and a winery that offers some lovely views of the river bottom.
Whether you find enjoyment from science, opera, wine or baseball, Missouri will provide you with a great spring travel opportunity. Either staying home at your computer screen or visiting IRL, I hope you have a wonderful Missouri spring. We may cross paths at a ball game or while enjoying a glass of Missouri wine. Maybe you will hear me barking at the seals at the St Louis Zoo. If you do be sure to say hello. I’ll be glad to see you.