Are
YOU interested in
TOURING SAINT LOUIS?
Come a day early or stay an extra day!!
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here to Download the Registration Form
Two
possible choices:
Thursday, 8/5, 10 AM - 3 PM or Sunday, 8/8,
1:30pm - 4:30
Departure from
Marriott, Maryville West on Thursday, or from Visitation on Sunday.
Note: to arrange an extra overnight at the Marriott, just call DeSales
Resources and Ministries 716-754-4948 and let them know you will
want an extra overnight. You will be able to pay for the extra day,
at conference rates, when you get to the hotel. (Hotel will hold
luggage for those arriving Thursday AM for the Tour.)
Guided tour
by Judy Luepke, mother of 3 Viz grads, member of St. Louis Ambassadors.
THE
TOUR WILL INCLUDE:
INTRODUCTION TO SAINT LOUIS
Begin by visiting the historic riverfront. Enjoy the contrasts as
you see sternwheelers, floating restaurants and casinos; the renovated
warehouses of Laclede’s Landing; the oldest cathedral west
of the Mississippi; the Old Courthouse, scene of the Dred Scott
trial, and the modern stainless steel Arch, the tallest national
monument in the United States.
Continue past
Busch Memorial Stadium, fine civic buildings, the historic South
Side, containing the Lafayette Square and Soulard restoration areas
to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, a mammoth complex of Romanesque and
modern buildings and go into the Clydesdales stable.
Continue on
to the architecturally fascinating Union Station for a tour (and
lunch on your own on Thursday); pass Jesuit-run Saint Louis
University and the theater district.
Stop at the
breathtakingly beautiful New Cathedral-Basilica where the largest
collection of mosaics in the western world covers nearly the entire
interior.
Tour through
elegant residential areas to see turn-of-the-century mansions.
Wind your way
through fabulous Forest Park, site of the 1904 World’s Fair
and present home of the Art Museum, the Muny, the History Museum,
the famous Saint Louis Zoo, and many other points of interest. Return
to Marriott or Viz.
The maximum
cost will be $30/ person for the 5-hour tour, $20 for the 3 hr tour.
(The 5-hr tour includes a stop for lunch, NOT included in the tour
fee.)
Each tour must
have a minimum number of persons; bus sizes will depend on the number
of paid participants by July 1. If there are not enough passengers,
you will be notified by July 10 and your check will be returned
at the conference.
All
tours must be prepaid by check; make payable to Visitation.
Complete the
following form and return with your check to:
Mary Grace McCormack, VHM, 3020 North Ballas Road, St. Louis, MO
63131
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