(ST. LOUIS): Gardenland Express, the Missouri Botanical Garden's beloved miniature railroad and plant display, is a rustic "Wilderness Escape" to the mountains, forests and great lodges of America's western national parks. It launches the Garden's 2007

St. Charles, Mo., - Las Posadas, the traditional Spanish reenactment of the difficulties Joseph and Mary faced on the night that would become the first Christmas Eve, will take place on Saturday, December 1 in historic downtown St. Charles, Missouri.

Christmas begins early this year at the Schowengerdt National Historic Site in Warrenton, MO, where the annual Holiday Open House is scheduled for Friday, November 30, 2007 from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. and Saturday, December 1, from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. Both

On Friday, December 7 and December 14 from 5:00-10:00 p.m., Augusta, Missouri, will host the 25th Annual Christmas Candlelight Walk. More than 1,000 lights will guide visitors through historic Augusta.

No-charge offerings will

7th Annual Celebration of Trees Comes to St. Charles Convention Center

 WHAT: Habitat for Humanity's Celebration of Trees comes to the St. Charles Convention Center.

 WHEN: Friday, November 23 - Sunday, November 25,