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For more information, visit our web site at www.
historicstcharles.com or call Stephen Powell at 636-946-7776 . Midwest Living“Carolers in long, full skirts and broad-brimmed bonnets seem at home among blocks of mid-1800s buildings, now primarily shops and cafes. The oldest structures are square and simple; others are more elaborate, with dormers and gingerbread-trimmed balconies. Windows, some the original wavy glass, show off teapots, teddy bears, Christmas ornaments and dozens of other treasures.” -December 1998 Quick Escapes-St. Louis: 25 Weekend Getaways from the Gateway City St. Charles is filled to the brim with rich history that includes being Missouri’s first state capital, the origin of the Boones Lick Trail as well as home to Daniel Boone. Many people who call St. Charles home have worked diligently to preserve its past while welcoming the present. They now welcome you as their guest.-January 2001 Quick Escapes-St. Louis: 25 Weekend Getaways from the Gateway City “Just across the Missouri River is an area that will make you think you’ve arrived in another country. The Missouri Weinstrasse or “Wine Road” boarders the eastern bank of the Missouri River and winds through lush valleys and wooded hills that produce some of the great Missouri wines. -January 2001 St. Charles Country Business Record“(The Discovery Expedition of St. Charles) organization built and owns three replicas of the boats used by Lewis & Clark almost 200 years ago. Each year, Discovery Expedition volunteers spend four to eight weeks re-creating a portion of the 18th century adventure…Their buckskins and uniforms are the dress of 1804. Their weapons are firelocks. They cook over campfires. They sleep under canvas. They teach history by living it…The Lewis & Clark group has really helped brand St. Charles in the public’s consciousness as a heritage destination.” -March 2002 St. Charles Country Business Record “…in the 1990s, St. Charles earned two ratings in the annual ‘Top 100 Events & Festivals” from the travel industry’s influential American Bus Association…” -March 2002
St. Charles Journal“Residences, restaurants and shops sparkle with the character and charm of a small Midwestern Williamsburg, yet its meeting facilities and convention amenities have modern, high-tech accommodations.” -July 2001 |
St. Charles Journal “The people of St. Charles have labored to preserve and share its treasured river heritage. Because of the rich legacy, it draws more than 1 million visitors each year…” -July 2001 St. Charles Journal “A block east of Main Street in St. Charles is
one of the Midwest’s best hiking and biking attractions, the Katy Trail State
Park. The longest
“rails-to-trails” project in the United States, the flat, meandering path
extends 225 miles westward…” -July
2001 Guest Informant “…the Missouri River town of St. Charles represents the grace of a bygone era of paddle-wheelers and showboats, antique markets and adventure. St. Charles envelops visitors with the excitement that grew during the early years of nationhood.” -May 2002 Show Me Missouri“…it is rather remarkable that so many communities go to such lengths to re-create that perfect Christmas of yesteryear…No where can such a detailed reproduction be found than the brick-laden South Main Street district of Historic St. Charles. The community is truly a portal to the past.” -Winter 1999 Missouri Life“The…annual Christmas Traditions celebration…reenacts the scenes of Christmas past from Colonial America to Victorian England during a festival replete with 12 santas from around the world....” -Winter 2000 Where St. Louis“Where, exactly, did the Lewis and Clark Expedition begin? Any celebration of the 200th anniversary of the occasion must necessarily puzzle out the question, if celebrants hope to be in the right place at the right time…May 21, 1804, then, at least as far as the citizens of St. Charles are concerned, marks the official launch of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, particularly because St. Charles was then part of the Louisiana Purchase…That day, and the previous day’s rendezvous, are celebrated every year in St. Charles as “Lewis and Clark Heritage Days.” -August 1998 EXTRAS An area fraught with spirits of explorers past and present, St. Charles is a place for adventurers, historians, preservationists and families.” -July 2001 St. Charles Journal |