More to Explore: Deer Lake Savanna
More to Explore: Deer Lake Savanna

The goal of this new blog series is to introduce readers to the various “hidden gems” that exist, at least in my mind, throughout Forest Park. Many of Forest Park’s estimated 13 million annual visitors are repeat users of the Park and a number of them visit regularly, even daily. Still, with a park of this size — 1,370 acres — it is difficult to see everything there is to offer. Every day brings new events and activities to the Park, and every season brings new changes to the park. The continued efforts to improve the Park for users also brings new facilities, new sights and sounds, and new areas to explore. This series is meant to explore ....

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Nature, WildlifePeter VanLinnMore to Explore
Visitor View: When Daily Life Took an Unexpected Turn, I Found a New Routine — and More — in Forest Park
Visitor View: When Daily Life Took an Unexpected Turn, I Found a New Routine — and More — in Forest Park

If you’re a bit like me you take comfort in a nice, regular sense of routine. Maybe also like me, you might even be a bit of a “homebody” who enjoys a bit of predictability week-in and week-out. 

Take a couple of years ago for example. Weekdays I’d get up and have my 1.5 cups of coffee, leave the house exactly 7:40 am, and drive to work listening to the same sports talk station. Work was generally predictable, along with lunch and what time I typically ate it. I’d end the work day the same time each evening and then drive home listening to NPR. Once home, I’d immediately change right into my shorts and running shoes and set out from my house in Dogtown north three blocks and into Forest Park....

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People, Photos, VisitorsBenjamin ScherlissVisitor View
Winter on Government Hill: Behind the Scenes with FPF Horticulturist Crystal Camp
Winter on Government Hill: Behind the Scenes with FPF Horticulturist Crystal Camp

On a recent Friday morning, Crystal Camp stretched her hand toward Government Hill to show me her outdoor office. She stood inside the freshly repainted World’s Fair Pavilion in thickly-lined, camel-colored bib overalls, hardy work boots, a fleece pullover and a knit Forest Park Forever cap. Camp’s zone spans nearly 40 acres of Forest Park, and she’s worked for ...

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Destinations, Land Management, Nature, PhotosKayla Mugler