On September 1, my husband and I moved to Miss Maria's RV Park in Fenton, Missouri.
We made many friends and had lots of cookouts and get-togethers with brother electricians when at the RV Park.
Some of the places that we visited were:
We visited the Butterfly House at Faust Park, 15193 Olive Blvd. Chesterfield, MO 63017, where there are thousands of live tropical butterflies flying freely in a glass conservatory.
The St. Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, St. Louis, where we saw elephants, cheetahs, penguins, bears, hyenas, lions, tigers, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, primates, birds, and reptiles.
The St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Six Flags Over Saint Louis Theme Park: husband's sister won four tickets to Six Flags in Missouri; she could not use them, so she gave them to us.
All bags had to be checked before entering Six Flags Park because of 911.
We went to Six Flags in September and again in October for Halloween.
The most fun was at Halloween:
We walked through a couple of haunted houses, where I bumped my head when I was frightened by a goblin.
The goblin looked at my husband and said," That is the funniest thing I have seen tonight."
My husband also laughed.
We saw several tombstones covered with spider webs lying all around on the ground.
We saw many scary white ghosts and black bats flying among the trees.
The street lights flicker with orange and black lighting.
Fenton is known as the City of Parks, and we visited many of them.
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| RV Park Fenton |
The City has over 340 acres of parkland offering active and passive recreational pursuits. Fenton City Park amenities include 7 softball fields, 8 soccer fields, 2 basketball courts, 4 tennis courts, picnic pavilions, 2 playgrounds, and a 1.4-mile pedestrian/bicycle trail.
Neighborhood parks range in size from 1 to 16 acres and feature playgrounds, fishing ponds, nature trails, and pavilions.
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| RV Park Fenton |
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| RV Park Fenton |
Saturday, October 6, 2001
We rode to a German neighborhood in south St. Louis called Bevo Mill. Most of the people there are from Bosnia and Croatia. We visited the Miniature Museum of Greater St Louis. It houses a collection of artistic miniatures. The museum collects, preserves, and sells some of the most impressive miniature works, from dolls to their houses.
We saw a miniature replica of the Long Branch Saloon from the TV show Gunsmoke. We saw the Bevo Mill windmill restaurant at the intersection of Marganford and Gravois roads. We saw the Stari Grad Fadil's Bakery Restaurant in the Irene Building, as well as many old buildings no longer in use.
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| The Bevo Mill Restaurant |
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| The Bevo Mill Restaurant is located at the intersection of Morganford and Gavios. |
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| Storefronts in Bevo Mill |
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| Long Branch Saloon |
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| Storefronts in Bevo Mill |
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| Replica of Bevo |
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| Most stores in the Town of Bevo are closed |
We watched the Founders Day Parade in Fenton, Missouri.
In the parade, we saw the Daughters of the American Revolution, a group of Boy Scouts, Missouri State Senator Michal Gibbonstor, Greg Quiof the n,n County Council, Larry Stee,lma,n Alderman, riding in a black Corvette, and the Silver Falcon Marching Band of Rockwood Summit High School.
RiverChase of Fenton, Olde Town Fenton Veterinary Hospital, owners walking their dogs, people riding horses, and driving old & new Cars.
We saw the Saint Louis County Police and the Number 1314 Fenton Fire Department firetruck.
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| Fenton Parade |
Sunday, October 21, 2001
Museum of Transportation
We visited the St. Louis Museum of Transportation Train Museum at 2967 Barrett Station Road, St. Louis, MO.
We saw the Rogers and Hammerstein State Fair billboard featuring Bobby Darrin, Pabooneen, and Ann-Margret. Displayed was Bobby Darrin's dream car, a 1963 Chrysler turbine car.
Train cars: Union Pacific, Nickel Plated Road, Daniel, Sabine River, and Northern.
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| St Louis Museum of Transportation |
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| St Louis Museum of Transportation |
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| St Louis Museum of Transportation |
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| St Louis Museum of Transportation |
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| St Louis Museum of Transportation |
We did a drive-through at Jelly Stone Park at Christmas.
Jellystone Park address: 5300 Fox Creek Rd. Pacific, MO 63693
December 2001
We waited in a long line to drive our car through Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park.
The park was decorated with red, green, yellow, orange, and blue lights flashing, dancing, and glowing everywhere.
Many of the summer cabins were transformed into different light themes.
We saw the Space Age Jetsons orbiting overhead in their jet aero car.
We saw the Flintstones' primitive family with Dino chasing Fred.
We saw Snow White and the seven dwarves in a line with their tools headed to the diamond mine.
We saw Santa Claus in hand with his reindeer, saying, "Merry Christmas, and to all a Good Night."
We saw an ice pond with anatomic dolls skating on ice.
Lone Elk Park Sunday, November 18, 2001
We drove through the Lone Elk County Park, located in Valley Park near the intersection of Hwy 44 and hwy 141. The park spans 546 acres and is home to bison, elk, and deer that roam freely. It is a beautiful drive and you can watch wild animals in your car.
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| Lone Elk County Park |
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| Lone Elk County Park |
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| Lone Elk County Park |
Sunday, November 18, 2001
We visited Laumeier Sculpture Park, a 72-acre site given by Matilda Laumeier. A personification of Mother Earth, this piece proposes that the public wants to see a land with understanding, standing, gratitude, and faceability.
Robert Morris's minimalist sculptures are often arrangements of geometric shapes placed on the floor, up against a wall, or suspended from a ceiling. There is no expressive or symbolic association with this work, and it is a study of pure form. Some of the pieces that we saw were Vito Acconci,(Faces of the Earth #3), Jonathan Borofsky (Man with Briefcase #2968443), Niki De Saint Phalle (Ricardo Cat, 1999), Donald Judd (Untitled 1984), Alexander Liberman (The Way 1972-80), Jonathan Borofsky, (Parts of a Ballerina), Ronald Gonzalez,(Birds fly through us 2000), Ernest Trova, (Abstract Variation 1980), George Greenamyer,(Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin 1998) Judith Shea, (Public Goddess 1992) & Terry Allen, (Symphony Lounge 1998) were a few of the pieces that we saw.
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| Laumeier Sculpture Park |
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| Laumeier Sculpture Park |
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| Laumeier Sculpture Park |
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| Laumeier Sculpture Park |
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| Laumeier Sculpture Park |
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| Laumeier Sculpture Park, |
Malls of St Louis, MO area:
Brentwood Promenade, hwy 170 and hwy 64/40 Missouri
We visited the Chesterfield Mall on hwy 64/40 Clarkson Rd, in Missouri.
Crestwood Westfield shopping to Watson and Sappington Road
We visited Jamestown Mall, Lindbergh, and Old Jamestown Road. Missouri
Northwest Plaza, Westfield Shopping Town on Lindbergh Boulevard and St. Charles Road, Missouri.
It snowed my first winter in Missouri, which was just before Thanksgiving.
There were still patches of that snow left in January.
The streets are cleaned every day, and the traffic flows smoothly most of the time, but sometimes the weather does unexpected things, and the traffic slows to a halt.
The following winter was mild.
In January 2002, that night before we left Fenton, it snowed.
Parks!
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