The cake features the history of navigating a vessel up the Missouri River. Fits right in with the current exhibit inside the museum.
Cake artist - Gina Harmon
Twenty-three down 227 to go.
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Showing posts with label St. Charles County. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Heritage Museum
Sister, Sister
Holy cakes on both sides of the river.
Being that it is March and we are celebrating “Women of
Character, Courage and Commitment” it
seems right to celebrate the woman who lived her life displaying "Poverty and Christian heroism” St. Rose
Philippine Duchesne.
Duchesne was a Roman Catholic nun, who was born to a well to do family in Grenoble, France. Despite her family’s protests, she entered the order of the Visitation. Because of the French Revolution, she had to leave her convent.
In 1804, she joined the Society of the Sacred Heart, and met St. Madeleine Sophie Barat , who would be her lifelong friend, and who sent her to the United States in 1818. At 49, she thought this would be her work. With four nuns, she spent 11 weeks at sea en route to New Orleans, and seven weeks more on the Mississippi to St. Louis.
She then
met one of the many disappointments of her life. The bishop had no place for
them to live and work among Native Americans. Instead, he sent her to what she
sadly called "the remotest village in the U.S.," St. Charles, Missouri.
From the convent and school, she founded
at St. Charles, Mo.—later moved to Florissant, Mo.—she traveled over a wide
area, founding schools for girls, doing charitable work, and finally
ministering to Native Americans.
When St. Rose Philippine Duchesne was at Florissant, she was assigned to the St. Ferdinand parish that was established in 1789. The parish has a rich and deep history with the St. Louis area . Both The Old St. Ferdinand’s Shrine and The Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne are beautiful places to reflect on the pioneer past.
Thank you Rich, guest blogger.
Cake artist
Old Saint Ferdinand Shrine
Megan Rieke
Nineteen and Twenty down 230 to go.
Duchesne was a Roman Catholic nun, who was born to a well to do family in Grenoble, France. Despite her family’s protests, she entered the order of the Visitation. Because of the French Revolution, she had to leave her convent.
In 1804, she joined the Society of the Sacred Heart, and met St. Madeleine Sophie Barat , who would be her lifelong friend, and who sent her to the United States in 1818. At 49, she thought this would be her work. With four nuns, she spent 11 weeks at sea en route to New Orleans, and seven weeks more on the Mississippi to St. Louis.
When St. Rose Philippine Duchesne was at Florissant, she was assigned to the St. Ferdinand parish that was established in 1789. The parish has a rich and deep history with the St. Louis area . Both The Old St. Ferdinand’s Shrine and The Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne are beautiful places to reflect on the pioneer past.
Thank you Rich, guest blogger.
Cake artist
Old Saint Ferdinand Shrine
Megan Rieke
Nineteen and Twenty down 230 to go.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Fish Cake
Eat them up, yum!
You can bike, walk or run the Centennial Greenway in St. Charles County. It is connected to the Katy Trail that runs from the Heritage Museum to the Heritage Park.
It is part of the River Ring Master Plan that will join the Missouri River Valley with the Central Mississippi River waterfront.
600 miles of trails and parks for exploring will pass through twelve municipalities; Clayton, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Olivette, Overland, University City, St. Charles City, St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Peters and St. Louis County.
The name, Centennial Greenway, commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the 1904 World’s Fair, which celebrated the Discovery Expedition by Lewis and Clark, in Forest Park, the 1904 Olympic Games, and the Centennial Anniversary of University City.
Cake artist - Mark Swain
Nine down 241 to go.
It is part of the River Ring Master Plan that will join the Missouri River Valley with the Central Mississippi River waterfront.
600 miles of trails and parks for exploring will pass through twelve municipalities; Clayton, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Olivette, Overland, University City, St. Charles City, St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Peters and St. Louis County.
The name, Centennial Greenway, commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the 1904 World’s Fair, which celebrated the Discovery Expedition by Lewis and Clark, in Forest Park, the 1904 Olympic Games, and the Centennial Anniversary of University City.
Cake artist - Mark Swain
Nine down 241 to go.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Cake spotting
Over the river.
The Missouri River that is. To St. Charles County, Colin and Andrew's neighborhood.
First stop, the Lewis and Clark Boathouse. As we pulled into the parking lot, Colin called with excitement in his voice, "Hey Grandma, I see the cake and I see your car."
The Stl250 cake is a tribute to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The bottom layer has, as Andrew would call them, "bird eyes." There were areas of blue, for the river and green, for the land. The map had the northern states with the path of the expedition. We followed the path with our finger and when we got towards then end at Washington state, Colin knew it was named after the president.
We did a little exploring around the boathouse. Colin read a rebus story about how people founded the land. Andrew ran down a boat landing to the river, there were lots of bridges to see. Then we walked through the Never Dying Garden.
The next few cakes on our list were not to be found by us today. I don't know if they were hiding inside buildings but it was a nice winter thaw day so finding a place to park wasn't meant to be.
The last cake was at Ft. Zumwalt Park. It's a nice little ride around Lake Whetsel. The cake sits in front of the Darius Heald House where tours are through appointment only. Off to side, stands the stone chimney from Zumwalts Fort, which is now being rebuilt.
The cake has recognizable pictures of these buildings, the lake and playground painted all around it. Strands of Christmas lights are on the top of the cake.
Could this be because every year the park has their Celebration of Lights, where you can drive around the park to view the holiday light display?
Cake artist
Lewis & Clark Boathouse - Ashli England
Ft. Zumwalt Park - Leah Pruitt
Four and five down 245 to go.
The Missouri River that is. To St. Charles County, Colin and Andrew's neighborhood.
The Stl250 cake is a tribute to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The bottom layer has, as Andrew would call them, "bird eyes." There were areas of blue, for the river and green, for the land. The map had the northern states with the path of the expedition. We followed the path with our finger and when we got towards then end at Washington state, Colin knew it was named after the president.
The next few cakes on our list were not to be found by us today. I don't know if they were hiding inside buildings but it was a nice winter thaw day so finding a place to park wasn't meant to be.
The last cake was at Ft. Zumwalt Park. It's a nice little ride around Lake Whetsel. The cake sits in front of the Darius Heald House where tours are through appointment only. Off to side, stands the stone chimney from Zumwalts Fort, which is now being rebuilt.The cake has recognizable pictures of these buildings, the lake and playground painted all around it. Strands of Christmas lights are on the top of the cake.
Cake artist
Lewis & Clark Boathouse - Ashli England
Ft. Zumwalt Park - Leah Pruitt
Four and five down 245 to go.
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