Places to go,
things to do...
Cahokia
Mounds' Children's Day
and much more in May
The Cahokia Mounds'
Children's Day is always lots of fun for kids of all ages.
This year, it's on Sunday, May 18.
Cahokia Mounds
Historical Site is a one-of-a-kind archeological marvel. The
earthen mounds were built by native Americans long before
there was a United States of America.
The Children's
Day hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
There will be
lots of hands-on activities, crafts, games and dancing for
kids and families.
Access to the
historic site is easy from Interstates 270, 255, 55 and 70.
On I-270, get
onto I-255 south to Exit 24. Then go west 1 1/2 miles to the
site. On I-255 north, again you get off at Exit 24 and proceed
west 1 1/2 miles.
For I-70/55 from
Missouri, go over the Poplar Street Bridge to Exit 6, take
the right ramp to the first traffic light. Then, turn left
and go 1 1/2 miles to the site.
For more details,
call Cahokia Mounds on Wednesdays-Sunday at (618) 346-5160.
Or you can contact the Collinsville Convention and Visitors
Bureau at (618) 345-4999.
Also, the historic
site has a website at www.cahokiamounds.com.
There is an e-mail address you can use to request a Children's
Day flyer be sent to you.
Lewis
& Clark Heritage Days
A
key event in the famous Lewis & Clark journey will be
celebrated May 17-18 in St. Charles.
The two-day Lewis
& Clark Heritage Days festival celebrates establishment
the encampment where the party prepared for exploration of
the Missouri River. The beginning of the historic trip will
be celebrated a year later, on May 14-23, 2004.
You can get all
sorts of information about Heritage Days and other planned
events on Internet websites. The Saint Charles Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial Commission's site is www.lewisandclarkkstcharles.com.
And the Greater Saint Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau
site is www.historicstcharles.com.
There's another
general Lewis and Clark site at www.lewisandclark.net
One place you'll
want to visit during the Heritage Days is the Lewis &
Clark Boat House and Nature Center. This is the permanent
home of replicas of Lewis and Clark's boats. These boats were
especially designed shallow-draft boats to navigate the Missouri
River, which is very shallow in spots.
How
about Lewis and Clark food?
Would you like
to sample some foods made from wild plants in Lewis and Clark's
time? The Missouri Department of Conservation has a couple
wild edible classes scheduled in May.
One is on Wednesday,
May 14, at the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. The
hours are 3-4:30 p.m.
This program will
be both indoors and outdoors so dress for the weather. Reservations
began on April 30. Call (314) 301-1500.
Another program
will be Thursday, May 15, at Rockwoods Reservation. The hours
are 4-5:30 p.m. Reservations begin May 1. Call (636) 458-2236.
In addition to
showing wild plants as foods, this event also talks about
wild plants as medicines during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Young Saint
Louis.com featured a wild edible event, with recipes,
last September. To review that article, click on Past Stories
on the top of the home page. Then, select September, 2002,
to call up the article.
Not
too early to plan for Summer Camps
Summer vacation
is just around the corner. It's not too early to check out
some of the summer camps and workshops.
Here are a couple
suggestions to check out:
* Summer classes
and workshops for kids at the Saint Louis Art Museum
They include classes
for kids through 6th grade. Kids will be working with clay,
stone, stained glass, metal, wood and fibers. Of course, there
are classes with paint and ink also.
There's also a
"mixed media" workshop for middle-school kids.
For information,
call (314) 721-0072 or visit
www.slam.org.
* Summer science
activities at the St. Louis Science Center
There are all
sorts of activities covering everything from flying birds
to rocket science.
Some of the activities
are at the Science Center downtown. But, others are outdoors
at Babler State Park.
For information,
call (314) 289-4439 or visit
www.slsc.org.
