I made my first visit to the Clarksville Station Restaurant at Overlook Farm a couple of weeks ago and sure wish I'd been stopping there more often: dishes made from fresh, seasonal ingredients (locally sourced) that are prepared by a creative chef plus a casual but elegant dining room and a serene patio. Can't go
We had a touch of fog in St. Louis last week, as you can see by the picture below. The historic Eads Bridge disappeared into a thick cloud just a few feet from shore. (Photo taken November 2012). Eads Bridge; St. Louis, MO
Just south of Cape Girardeau (Missouri), the Mississippi River cuts a seven-mile gorge through the thick limestone of the Shawneetown Ridge. The gorge, known as the Thebes Gap or the Grand Chain, is as narrow as 3,000 feet in places and was notoriously difficult to navigate, at least until the Army Corps of Engineers began blasting
View of Mississippi River from Trail of Tears State Park (Missouri) In 1838-39, thousands of Cherokees and other Indian nations on the east coast were forced to leave their homelands and relocate to lands west of the Mississippi River. En route, hundreds died of starvation, disease, and exposure. Many of the Cherokee crossed
View from Riverview Cemetery (taken November 2011). View of Louisiana, Missouri and the Mississippi River from Riverview Cemetery
A few shots from the Lantern Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, MO; photos taken August, 2012.
