…and yet one more park! For number 381 we stopped at the Ulysses Grant farm in St Louis. It is on land that abuts the former home of the farm where Anheuser-Busch raised and kept the famous horses. It is still a popular park.
The house that is the center of the Grant Park was the home of his wife, Juila. They lived here for 8 years and than after the Civil War they purchased it but did not live in it any longer. The NPS site is small but in addition to the house there are two outbuildings, a barn turned into a museum and the VC itself. The house is painted “Paris Green” but maintained the original name of White Haven.
Then we were able to get through St Louis so well we chose to not stop for the night but go on to Bloomington. Unfortunately, we had the wrong Bloomington in the GPS and spent over an hour heading to Bloomington, Illinois. When we discovered the error, we were still the original 3 hours and 45 minutes from the correct town and so we got in very late. We solved that issue by sleeping late the next morning. It was all worth it to wake up to the smiles of Mary Evelyn.
almost the last day, we still need to return to Knoxville.
Pleasant setting
Yes, it really is that color
Wildflowers on the property