Frenchtown Heritage Museum and Research Center

The Frenchtown Heritage Museum and Research Center is a community institution dedicated to preserving and making accessible the history of St. Charles and the Frenchtown area for future generations. The Frenchtown Heritage Museum features displays of Frenchtown and St. Charles memorabilia. The museum is housed in a restored fire station in the heart of historic Frenchtown.

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Weldon Springs Conservation Area

Weldon Spring Conservation Area is a mostly forested area with pasture, cropland, and some wetlands and glades and includes the Weldon Spring Hollow Natural Area. Katy Trail State Park passes through Weldon Spring Conservation Area. The area features a boat ramp on the Missouri River, two hiking trails, two hiking/biking trails. There are 8 ponds that are fishable along with riverbank fishing on the Missouri River. The area is noted as a good location for birding.

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Bird Watching in St. Charles County

Although the Bald Eagle is the main attraction in the Middle Mississippi River Valley, Saint Charles County is rich in diversity of birds with approximately 300 species having been sighted in the area. There are a number of premier bird watching sites in the area the Riverlands Environmental Demonstration, Busch Conservation Area, Weldon Spring Conservation Area, and Katy Trail State Park.

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Weldon Spring Site & Interpretive Center

A 45-acre and reaches 75-foot tall mound covers a nuclear waste disposal cell. A viewing platform on top of the disposal cell is the highest accessible point in St. Charles County and a nearby interpretive center tells the story of this former WWII TNT facility and Cold War era uranium processing plant. The site also features a bike trail and a 150-acre native grass prairie.

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Our Lady of the Rivers

This 25-foot high statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary sits at the water's edge looking across the Mississippi River to the bluffs above Alton, Illinois. The statue was erected by the St. Francis Church after Portage des Sioux escaped damage from the flood of 1951.

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Lewis & Clark Boat House & Nature Center

This is the home base of the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles and houses their replica keelboat and pirogues. The upper level of this certified site of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail features a large diorama, exhibits covering Lewis and Clark and the Missouri River ecosystem, a classroom, and a gift shop.

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