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10.10.2008 11:53 am

Get a jump at the pump

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I haven’t tried this but it sounds intriguing.
PumpPredictor.com is a messaging service that notifies you when the price of gas is about to rise or fall. It sends messages to any email address or SMS text messaging address.

How accurate are the…

10.07.2008 11:30 am

Bid to win two special Thanksgiving dinner guests

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Give your Thanksgiving dinner a little authenticity. Plimoth Plantation

Give your Thanksgiving dinner a little authenticity. Plimoth Plantation

PLYMOUTH, Mass. - Got room for two more people at your Thanksgiving table?
Plimoth Plantation is auctioning off a Thanksgiving Day appearance in your home by a native Wampanoag man and a colonial English pilgrim,…

10.02.2008 8:00 am

Win a trip to Antarctica or Machu Picchu or Tanzania

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wild Wonders Sweepstakes offers chance to win wildlife trips
A tour company is offering a sweepstakes to win a series of once-in-a-lifetime wildlife expeditions to Antarctica, the Falklands, Tanzania, the Galapagos, the Amazon and Machu Picchu and the polar-bear country of…

10.01.2008 8:00 am

Route 66 festival’s this Saturday, Oct. 4

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

bridgeCelebrate the Mother Road at the St. Louis Route 66 Festival this Saturday at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, 10950 Riverview Drive. The event offers lots of free family fun from 11 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Classic cars, motorcycles, a Route 66…

09.30.2008 8:00 am

October is for the Birds

Fall marks a busy time on the Mississippi Flyway, the route migratory birds take to head south from their summer homes in northern states and Canada.

A weekend visit to Route 66 State Park, the site of the former community of Times…

09.29.2008 8:00 am

Time is running out on NYC waterfalls

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

fallsThe New York City Waterfalls, an exhibit by Olafur Eliasson, closes on Oct. 13. So if you happen to be visiting the Big Apple and want to see it, Circle Line offers a few cruises, ranging from 30 minutes to an…

09.28.2008 8:00 am

Milwaukee is Hog Heaven

Even if you’ve only dreamed about riding a Harley, y0u’ll enjoy this Sunday’s Explore section of the Post-Dispatch.

I spent several days recently in Milwaukee to visit the new Harley-Davidson Museum. I saw the first Harley ever made (it looked like a…

09.27.2008 8:00 am

Past to Present Festival today in Harrisburg, Ill.

The annual Past to Present Festival gets underway at 9 a.m. today at the Saline County Fairgrounds on Route 34 North of Harrisburg in southeast Illinois.

 Today’s activities include daylong entertainment, craft booths, a flea market, petting zoo, wagon rides, food…

09.25.2008 12:17 pm

Blues and homebrew in Bland, Mo.

The Harvest Home Festival will be held from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. Saturday at Wenwood Farm Winery in Bland, Missouri, and the lineup looks good.

There will be live music by Blues Handle, and autumn foods in the Summer Kitchen…

09.24.2008 10:38 am

Happy birthday, RiverBarge

bargeAmerica’s only floating hotel barge will be celebrating its birthday today at a berth below the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

The River Explorer owned by RiverBarge Excursion Lines will dock downtown to celebrate 10 years in business. The party onboard,…