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| What is this? Ste. Genevieve, MO |
Do you know what this object is? I saw it adjacent to the parking lot of our motel in
Ste. Gevevieve, Missouri. The desk clerk provided the answer. A hint is that it has nothing to do with the motel. . It was there when the motel was built. Another hint is that the back side has been spray painted with the identification "P22 Wall." If you think you know, use the comment section below at the end of the post. A (yet undetermined) prize will be awarded to all correct guessers.
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| The Bolduc House Ste. Genevieve, MO |
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| View of 1792 garden at Bolduc House |
Louis Bolduc was once the richest person in Ste. Genevieve. He made his fortune mining lead, producing salt, growing wheat, and trading goods in New Orleans. In 1792, he used his wealth to build what was then considered a grand house. Behind this house he planted vegetable, herb, and flower gardens in front of an apple orchard. After surviving the New Madrid earthquake and several floods of the nearby Mississippi River the Bolduc House still stands as a unique authentic example of a Creole vertical log house in its original setting. (Vertical log placement is better than the traditional horizontal log placement during flood time.) The orchard and garden are yet in use. Visitors are invited
to take what they can use from either the orchard or the gardens. (One of us picked an apple and ate it during the tour.)
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| Apple Butter Folk Art Kimmswick,, MO |
Next we drove to nearby Kimmswick and ate at The Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery where they promise everything is homemade. The Caramel Turtle Bars were so good that I ate the thin waxed paper underneath along with the candy. Honestly. The Blue Owl was once featured on an Oprah show.
things it's not: a water tower. the louisiana academy. minimalist folk art. i have no idea, sorry! (is kris, by the way.)
ReplyDeleteAll are good (or funny) guesses. Thank you for posting, Kris.
DeleteOlivia and Rowan think it is either a mini-lighthouse, an old fashioned street light, a ventilation shaft, a guide for a train, or a WW I airplane guide.
ReplyDeleteDing! Ding! Ding! We have a winner, actually two winners, Olivia and Rowan Ryan of Pound. You correctly identified the object as a ventilation shaft. It provides fresh air to the underground lime miners. Congratulations, you will receive a souvenir from Yellowstone or Grand Teton National Parks.
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