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Winter Lighthouse Photography in Lake Michigan

I recently visited the lower eastern side of Lake Michigan to photograph the lighthouses. During the winter, the lighthouses build up large amounts of ice and look like creatures from outer space! These lights are mostly guides for ships traveling to an inland lake with calmer waters and they usully have two piers running outContinue reading “Winter Lighthouse Photography in Lake Michigan”

Eagle Watching

January and February are the best times for eagle watching at the confluence of the Mississippi river and the Missouri River. Normally I will go up to Grafton or along the Great River Road along the Mississippi. However this photo was taken at the Clarksville Lock and Dam near Hannibal.  This was taken with aContinue reading “Eagle Watching”

Empty Bandstand

The Nathan Frank Bandstand on a cold winter day. We had a brief snow but not enough cold weather to freeze Pagoda Lake. A snowy day is a great time to visit Forest Park with the geese and ducks still swimming around and sledders on Art Hill. The park is only a few miles fromContinue reading “Empty Bandstand”

Winter Sets In

Winter is setting in in Forest Park and St. Louis. This is one my favorite areas in the park with the suspension foot bridge and ducks, geese and egrets hanging around. Just east of the park’s Grand Basin, this was the site of the St. Louis World’s Fair, 120 years ago. Click on the photoContinue reading “Winter Sets In”

Bison in Lone Elk Park

Elk, Bison, and Deer are the highlights of Lone Elk Park in St. Louis County, MO. This is a “drive through” park where, if the animals are hanging out near one of the roads, you can get a close-up experience with them.  Lone Elk Park is a county park in the U.S. state of Missouri consisting of 546 acresContinue reading “Bison in Lone Elk Park”

Missouri State Capitol

Why go to an art museum when you can go to the Missouri State Capitol? In addition to politicians scurrying around the halls, you will see fantastic architecture, artwork and Missouri history. New York architects Egerton Swartwout and Evarts Tracy were selected to design the new building, which was officially dedicated on Oct. 6, 1924.Continue reading “Missouri State Capitol”

Windy City

Walking out onto the Navy Pier is a good place to see Chicago’s skyline. In addition it offers visitors a diverse and eclectic variety of things to do throughout it’s facilities. From recreation to relaxation, entertainment to education, everything at Navy Pier celebrates a storied first century and invites guests to join in on theContinue reading “Windy City”

Lone Elk Park Resident

A fun place to visit in St. Louis is Lone Elk Park. The park is a wildlife management area, with bison, wild turkey, waterfowl, elk and deer.  The park acreage was once part of the Tyson Valley Powder Plant used for the testing and storage of ammunition during WWII. After the War, the area servedContinue reading “Lone Elk Park Resident”

Peace Church

The Old Peace Chapel was built in New Melle in the 1800s and originally was a general store and dance hall. At the turn of the century, the building was purchased by a German Evangelical congregation and remodeled into a church. The church was moved to the Daniel Boone site in 1983. Today, it isContinue reading “Peace Church”