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Ste. Genevieve Levee Wildlife Refuge
Stormy Crawford Way
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-883-7097
VisitSteGen
Add to My Trip:One aspect of the Ste.. Genevieve Urban Levee is to provide habitats for a variety of wildlife and to provide access for people to experience and enjoy this area. Take Stormy Crawford Way from Main Street toward the Ste. Genevieve Urban Levee to embark on a walk on top of the levee. Kiosks
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along the way tell of the history of the area as well as what birds, plants, or fish might be found nearby. Dear or opossums might pass by. Meadowlarks or herons might fly by. Besides the cottonwoods, notice oaks or cypress trees. Walk north or south to explore whatever might come along and enjoy a sunny walk atop the levee! -
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Rollin On The River Bike Rental Llc
291 Merchant Street
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
Rollin’ On The River
Open Wednesday-Saturday 10-5
Call or email to make an appointment.
573-330-4105
frewil1969@hotmail.com
Add to My Trip:Ste Genevieve’s premier bike rental! Rent a bicycle to tour beautiful Ste. Genevieve or stop in to buy a t-shirt, pet treat, or home décor item. Visit the historic homes. Ride to the Ferry Landing to see the Mississippi River. Stop by the Welcome Center for information on bike routes. Credit Card/Photo ID required.
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Sainte Genevieve Art Center
and Art MuseumDuBourg Place and Merchant Street
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-535-9833Art Guild website
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11:00-3:00
Add to My Trip:The Sainte Genevieve Art Center features displays on the county’s rich art history and art by local artists. The center is home to the Ste. Genevieve Art Guild and will offer art classes, workshops and other events. Come in and browse the impressive displays!
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Baetje Farms
8932 Jackson School Road
Bloomsdale, MO 63627
573-483-9021
Check in advance for open hours.
Baetje Farms
Add to My Trip:Visit Baetje Farms for a one of a kind wine and cheese tasting! Baetje Farms is open to the public Monday through Thursday and often on Sunday. Check the web link for updates. While you are there, feed the goats and then feed yourself award-winning goat cheese for a truly memorable experience! Their brand-new venue, The Artisan, is available to rent for your special occasion as well.
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Masquerade on Main
183 North Main
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-535-9056
Call for admittance
Masquerade on Main
Add to My Trip:In Masquerade on Main, take a selfie in one of several creative scenes in which visitors can strike a pose!
Currently there is an old-timey scene, a goth / Cathedral scene, a saloon, a pirate ship, steampunk, Day of the Dead /Read more...
Voodoo / Halloween, a sparkly Forest, a cemetery and a brick wall to take pictures in, on and around… Pose in either in your street clothes ($1), with props ($5), or in the hundreds of costumes for men women and children ($20). There are no set hours yet, but call to get in at almost any time. -
Hands-On History at the Linden House
116 S. Main St
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-880-4123
Centre For FrenchColonialLife.org
Open some Saturdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., March through October, and by group booking.
Add to My Trip:The Linden House features fun and educational French Colonial Activities for kids. Visit and experience colonial crafts and skills by “shopping” in our vintage store, learn about history and language in our 18th century school room, throw a tomahawk* or
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use a bow and arrow in the yard, and so much more! *Age 8+, close-toed shoes required.
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The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center
360 Market Street
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-883-3466
The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center
Open Friday-Saturday 10:00-4:00
Sunday 11:00-2:00
Add to My Trip:The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center has opened some of its galleries, including some of Guy Darrough’s impressive dinosaur replicas and evidence of the Missouri dinosaur currently being excavated. Additions are being made with galleries focusing on local history. Native American, French, German and mining exhibits will feature unique artifacts from Ste. Genevieve’s past.
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River Rapids Water Park
1301 Progress Parkway
Ste. Genevieve MO 63670
573.883.5244
RiverRapidsWaterPark.com
Add to My Trip:River Rapids Water Park has daily and seasonal memberships available. This amazing facility includes several tubular tall water slides. The lazy river offers a relaxing float around the park. A 6 lane lap pool features a zip line, climbing ropes, and a diving board. An exciting kids’ play area has 30 different activities to enjoy. Come for a splashing good time!
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Harold’s Famous Bee Co
150 Market Street
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
800-748-9810
Harold’s Famous Bee Co.
Open 12:00-4:00 Wednesday-Saturday
Add to My Trip:Harold’s Famous Bee Co. carries a line of honey for sampling and for purchase. Different local honeys are also featured weekly. They also carry several products using ingredients harvested from the honey bee. Their flagship product, Harold’s Famous Bee Cream, is the only
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patent approved formulation that harnesses the healthy benefits of honey bee venom to effectively soothe joints, muscles, and dry, rough skin. Harold’s unique method of venom extraction causes no harm. Besides honeys and their signature cream, lip balm and facial creams are available. Honey ice creams and meads have recently been added! -
Iggy’s Pop Shop
233 Merchant Street
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-880-7075
Iggy’s Pop Shop
Monday, Wed, Thursday: 2:00-10:00
Friday: 3:00-10:00
Saturday: 3:00-10:00
Sunday: 3:00-10:00
Add to My Trip:Comics, Gaming, Events, and Everything Pop Culture! Explore this gaming and comics center!
Events
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Ste. Genevieve County Fair
Mid weekend in July
County Fairgrounds, North Main St.
Ste. Genevieve, MO
Ste. Genevieve County Fair
Add to My Trip:The Ste. Genevieve County Fair includes a parade, livestock shows, demolition derby, horse show, truck pulls, tractor pulls, queen contest, 4H and FFA exhibits and live entertainment most nights. There is a lot to see and do for adults and children all weekend with plenty of good food and entertainment.
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Holiday Christmas Festival
When: First full weekend in December
Where: Historic District, Ste. Genevieve, MO
Admission: FREE!Add to My Trip:
Experience a wonderland of Christmas festivities in Ste. Genevieve during the annual Holiday Christmas Festival. A cultural celebration of 500 years of holiday music, performed by renowned musicians from across the region, is featured at free performances in historic churches and other downtown venues throughout the weekend. A Christmas parade, caroling, colonial
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decorations, free pictures with Santa for the little ones, and so much more make this a truly memorable event. In addition, Ste. Genevieve Art Guild hosts an Art Show & Sale, downtown shops offer refreshments, some historic site offer open houses, and you can delight in an old-fashioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Saturday evening at the Welcome Center – a truly marvelous event! -
Le Reveillon
French ChristmasFelix Valle State Historic Site
Merchant and 2nd Streets
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-883-7102
FelixValleStateHistoricSite.com
Add to My Trip Plan:This annual holiday celebration highlights the music, customs, and crafts of early French Colonial Christmas in Ste. Genevieve. The celebration, known as Le Reveillon, features costumed guides who explain the early 19th century customs of Christmas. Traditional foods and music of the period are featured on the first Saturday in December.
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Muny Band Concerts
8:00 Thurs Evenings, June and July
Valle School Parking Lot
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-883-7097
800-373-7007Add to My Trip:
Ste. Genevieve’s Municipal Band performs a variety of favorites each week polkas, marches, show tunes, kids’ tunes, and popular melodies. Sit in your car or bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy one of the few municipal bands still around, a Ste. Genevieve tradition for over 70 years!
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Spirit Reunion in Memorial Cemetery
When: 5:00-8:00 pm
4th Saturday in October
Where: Memorial Cemetery
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
800-373-7007
573-883-7097Add to My Trip:
The spirits will again emerge from the crypts and tombs of historic old Ste. Genevieve’s Memorial Cemetery as the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve hosts its annual Déjà vu Spirit Reunion. Visitors will experience Missouri’s oldest town through the spirits of those buried in the town’s Memorial Cemetery. This cemetery,
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established in 1787, includes the tombs and grave markers of the area’s earliest French pioneers as well as emigrants of German, Scottish and other heritages – slave, free and integrated spouses of black African and Native Americans.
This living history program of stories, traditions and nostalgia highlights the lives and personalities of notables such as U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn, Felix and Odile Vallé, Marie LaPorte, Joseph Bogy, Ferdinand Rozier (a one-time business partner of John James Audubon). This provides the visitor with an intimate taste of lifestyles and happenings in Missouri’s oldest town during the late 18th and 19th centuries. So tour the cemetery via lantern light and chat “face-to-face” with over 20 spirits clad in traditional dress and enjoy a hauntingly good time.
In addition, all proceeds help to benefit the Foundation for Restoration’s activities and restoration efforts. The FRSG is a non-profit community organization formed to promote the preservation and restoration of Ste. Genevieve’s historic structures and traditions. And in 2007 the FRSG was awarded the distinguished Governor’s Humanities Award for the Déjà vu Spirit Reunion program. -
Jour de Fete Arts & Crafts Festival
When: 2nd full weekend in August
Where: Historic District, Ste. Genevieve, MO
800-373-7007
573-883-7097Add to My Trip:
The annual Jour de Fête is southeast Missouri’s largest outdoor Crafts Fair. Held in the heart of Ste. Genevieve’s Historic District, visitors can browse through arts and crafts booths. Shop till you drop and enjoy live music, foods, living history demonstrations and other activities at this family-friendly event.
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French Veillee’
Second Weekend in June
Felix Valle State Historic Site
Merchant and Second Streets
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-883-7102Add to My Trip:
Enjoy an evening in the garden of the Felix Valle House at this recreation of a La Veillee, a traditional French Colonial summer social gathering. Featured will be French folk dancing, folk tales, candlelight tours of the home, and refreshments.
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French Heritage Festival
Second Saturday in June
Historic District
Ste. Genevieve, MO
800-373-7007
573-883-7097Add to My Trip:
The French Heritage Festival is held each year in Ste. Genevieve’s National Historic District. This festival celebrates 300 years of French culture in North America from Quebec to New Orleans and recognizes Ste. Genevieve’s status as having the greatest concentration of authentic French Colonial architecture that exists in North America. Early birds can enjoy a guided Audubon Bird Walk at 7am. Opening ceremonies are conducted
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on the steps of the Church of Ste. Genevieve at 10:30am, where Marie Antionette and King Louis XVI will make an appearance. French carols by the Ste. Genevieve Chanteurs, a salute by the Ste. Genevieve Milice, a traditional benediction, and a Grand Promenade through the historic district will follow. Throughout the day, festival activities center around the downtown including music, dancing, storytelling, skill demonstrations by re-enactors, children’s activities, French Colonial architectural tours, beer/wine and other refreshments. Live music concerts featuring traditional Creole music and fiddle playing by Creole Stomp and Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole are a major highlight of the event. In the evening, the Felix Valle State Historic Site will host La Veillee, a demonstration of traditional French dancing.Sponsored by the Foundation for Restoration of Ste Genevieve.
