Westward Expansion: The Plains Indian Wars along HWY 14 Wyoming

St. Louis is the Gateway to the west and many important missions into the west begin here. Although the official start of the Oregon trail is Kansas City, most of the people traveled through St. Louis.  One of the trails that shoots off of the Oregon Trail is the Bozeman Trail.  This trail connected the…

Maryland Heights Community Center Grand Opening

On May 16, 2017, Maryland Heights Community Center had their Grand Opening celebration.  They had an amazing turnout!  And they had set up a scavenger hunt where if you received all the stamps you could be entered into a drawing and you could earn prizes.  My children and I had fun exploring the new center…

Schafer Park

Schafer Park is a 7 acre community park in St. Ann with a parking lot at the end of Wright Ave, map here.  The park has a bathroom, two mini shelters, two BBQ grills, and a pavilion.  For recreation, it has two ball diamonds, horseshoes, a tennis court, a walking path, and a playground.  The…