Anyplace special I should check out in St. Louis, MO.

Mike:

Ethan is in St Charles about 20 miles west of St Louis.

He belongs to the St. Louis Woodworkers Guild and I think that there are about 3-5 members of the guild that are LumberJocks.

Try to send him a message.

There is an Internet site that sells wood in the St. Louis Area. I don’t remember their name. I’ll try to search them out.

Karson

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Don’t know about woodworking destinations, but the St. Louis Zoo is pretty cool.

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

I live about 60 miles east of St.Louis, and I get there every once in a while…

There is a Rockler on St.Charles Rock road, and a Woodcraft off of I-270. As far as specialty stores, I'm sure there are lots but I’m not too terribly familiar with them.

The one thing that you absolutley must do is go up in the Gateway Arch! They have an elevator that goes all the way to the top, and you can view St.Louis from the sky. I certainly wouldn’t miss that.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

Hibdon hardwood. N Broadway in St Louis.

The woodnshop

Mike there are not the one that I was trying to find. Sorry.

But Hibdon is Downtown. But I don’t know where you are staying.

Mike the riverfront is having the flood there, (It’s going down) But I agree on the Arch Ride and the Museaum underground.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

We are staying at the Millinium Hotel Karson, and thanks for the heads up Betsy, but my wife had that on our agenda, and my brother was in the arch last year and told me to give it a go, he said though you got to scrunch up and it goes clickity click all the way up and down, he says its a little unnerving. Thanks for the Hibdon hardwood and the woodshop, I’ll check em out while my wife is at meetings.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Mike – I agree about the Arch. I went up in it a couple of years ago when I was visiting my sister. You have to sit in the small cars (they look like eggs). I found it quite unnerving. Once you get up to the top, it’s a beautiful view. But then you realize you have to go down and going down means those little egg carts. I’m glad I did it, but I’d never do it again. I have never thought of myself as scared of close spaces, but this little ride was more than I’d like to experience again. On the flip side, my sister thought nothing of the ride.

If you go to the Arch = there are several nice museums in walking distance to it that are worth checking out. I don’t know if with all the flooding if the river boats are running, but those can be fun as well.

Hope you enjoy your trip.

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

Thanks Betsy, I am claustrophobic and have been for many years. Almost got me 4fed out of the service, but their Drs. were taking anyone in the draft at the time. There was an addict there in Fort Wayne, Detroit induction center that had needle marks up and down both arms even on his legs and between his toes and they took him. I heard the Dr. say “you don’t have long to live, you may as well spend it serving your country,” and he passed him. They could’nt even get blood out of the guy because all his veins had collapsed. That was in early 1970.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Mike. So you ride 500’ up in the air in an Egg that clack and ratchets.

It’s no big deal after the first one. The first one puts your heart in your throat, but it settles down after that. I’ve been up a half a dozen times. I lived in St. Louis for 15 yrs or so, but moved about 30 yrs ago. So it’s probasbly very different from when i left.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I hope so, cause I promised the wife I’d do it. If you hear on CNN about a guy taking a header off the arch, you know it’s me.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Just hold your wife’s hand. It’ll be alright. I promise! I lived to tell about it.

And besides Mike, there’s no way to get out once you start up so no sense being afraid. By the way, once you are up, there’s no way to take a “header” either. You’re stuck coming down the same way you went up. In that blasted egg!

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

Thats reassuring to know Betsy. Thanks. Can two sit in a seat?

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Depends on the size of the people. When I went up, my sister and I and one other very, very tall man fit into one egg. If it were not for the guy, probably could get 4 average adults into one egg. I had my doubts if that man would be able to unwind himself out of the egg – but he did it.

You’ll enjoy the experience.

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

You have to have dinner one night at one of the fabulous Italian restaurants on ”The Hill.”

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

HI Mike;

I’m assuming by “for safety’s sake” the wife is referring to YOUR safety. lol

Have a great trip.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

New Busch Stadium is a great place to see a ballgame. The Cardinals are only working with maple and ash though. Have a nice trip.

-- Hutch, Montana

It isn’t a woodworking thing, but the St. Louis Science Center is very cool. As already mentioned the zoo is excellent. Did I mention that both of them are free?

-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO

LOL Lee you are probably right, well Hutch I do wish I enjoyed baseball but I’d rather watch grass grow, but thanks for the suggestion. KevinW thanks for the free suggestions, both sound like great places to visit. Thanks all for the suggestions, with those and the Hote Millenium amenities I’m sure we’ll have a great time. Oh I’ll be reporting in I’m taking along a laptop, so I won’t be out of touch. Love to all…

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Mike if you are into free beer. I think the St Louis Budwiser plant has tours and happy hour all the time.

I maybe a little outof date on that. We used to have Supervisor Meetings for Southwestern Bell at the pub at the plant. They put on a great meal.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Well Karson I have’nt been into beer drinking in about 27 yrs. but the meal sounds great. Thanks for the steer to the woodshop, I will check them out. Along with the zoo and the arch. I hope the Mississippi is back where its supposed to be. I am not looking forward to driving through swamps. GBA. I hope they are alright by now. Thats a heck of a thing to go through. We were trying to find the shortest route and either way it looked like we are going to run into trouble.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com