Tower Grove Farmers' Market
This morning we rode in the Tower Grove Park area and visited one of our favorite places. The Tower Grove Farmer's Market. It is held in the park from 8:00 - Noon on Saturday mornings during the market season. This year, like last year, they have extended the market season until November 22, which is the last Saturday before Thanksgiving. So you still have a number of weeks to visit this exciting community gathering. In addition to produce, prepared food and crafts, there is live entertainment from some really good local groups. It is a fun gathering of families in the Tower Grove area and many of them come by bike!
You can get all the information about the Tower Grove Farmer's Market here ---
As we move toward the last couple of months of the market, you will also enjoy the changing of the leaves in Tower Grove Park. The wide variety of trees planted in this beautiful, historic park makes for a magnificent display of God's handiwork. You can certainly enjoy a bike ride or walk on the over 3 miles of trails in the park. (If you must drive, that's ok too. Just take the time to look around!)
Cruising the Tower Grove Area After a quick stop at World's Fair Donuts, we headed over to the Farmer's Market. Since Boyd and Caleb had not ridden in this area before, we took our time to do some sight-seeing. I have attached some random shots of some of the things we saw.
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| Entrance to Flora Boulevard |
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| The "Magic Chef" Mansion |
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| Someone is ready for Halloween! |
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| These nice folks let me try out their hot rod! |
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| Beautiful shot of the ruins in Tower Grove Park. |
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| This is my favorite tree in the park. |
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| Boyd, Dave, Caleb and Me |
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We enjoy riding with Boyd.
No one seemed to ride too close! |
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Caleb had never been to the
Missouri Botanical Gardens. We took the time to stop in and walk around the Gardens. We tried to give him enough of an overview so that he will want to bring his family back and explore some more. It is one of our favorite places.
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| Caleb got to meet Henry Shaw |
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| Waterfall in the Climatron |
You can learn more about this fascinating structure at:
Climatron
We also stopped for lunch at the
Hartford Coffee Company for lunch. They have a great menu and the friendly folks always provide prompt courteous service. Here is a sample of what we enjoyed.
We had a full morning. We only covered about 20 miles but we enjoyed the time. Looking forward to our next excursion.
I know these places. I miss them already! St. Louis is amazing; a very bike-friendly city. Highly recommended to all cyclists.
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