Eckert’s Country Store and Farms

October 18, 2011 by

Drive to Illinois apple country, just minutes away from St. Louis Missouri. Eckert’s began as a simple roadside stand in 1910. Today, the seventh generation of the Eckert family oversees retail, pick-your-own crops, and entertainment operations at locations in Belleville, Millstadt, and Grafton, Illinois. It’s apple and pumpkin picking time at all three farms Enjoy… Read More

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Grants Farm-Hardscrable, St. Louis, Missouri

June 2, 2011 by

Grant’s Farm is operated by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., and has been a St. Louis tradition for over five decades.

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Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St Louis

June 2, 2011 by

The National Park Service offers guided tours of Grant’s home, White Haven, free every 30 minutes. Before your tour, watch the 16 minute movie, “A Place Called White Haven”

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