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Thursday, November 27, 2025

An Autumn Visit to Veterans Tribute Park

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Veterans Tribute Park

Last week I took a group that I mentor to take photographs at our local Veterans Tribute Park. We had been there last May, and I wrote a review at that time. I have listed a link to it at the end of this article. We enjoyed the park so much that we decided we would like to go to it again in the autumn when all the fall colors would be out. The week before we were to go, we had a hard freeze so many of the color was depleted and yet t
here were lots of beautiful scenes to photograph. The day we went was a perfect day weatherwise and we enjoyed walking through the park and capturing the beauty of the season on our cameras.

Photos from our Visit

This photo is of some of the grasses that adorn the fall landscape.

In this photo I was demonstrating to the group the use of natural framing of a subject by looking through the grasses to capture the lake in the background.

In this photo we zoomed in to capture the orange trees surrounding the lake. You will note that many of the trees in the background had already lost their leaves, but it still gives a nice framing for the lake.

There was a bridge that went down toward the lake. It provided a nice overlook to the lakes. I showed everyone how when they turned around and showed the path going up to the lake it gave a leading line to the trees beyond.

Zooming in for a close-up photo of fall leaves makes a pretty photo.

Veterans Tribute Park in the Spring

Here is a review I wrote on our spring visit to the park.

Veterans Tribute Park in the Spring

Fall Designs from my photos on Zazzle

Autumn Beauty

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Reviewing Veterans Tribute Park

Last week I visited a park that was new to me. It opened in October 2018. It is located on Kisker Drive in Weldon Springs Missouri. It is an 120 acre park with lots of wonderful features.

Park Features

The park is loaded with features for every age group. They include:

Two Lakes where you can enjoy a nice stroll or go fishing.
A Dog Park
Playground
A Great Trail System for those who like to hike.
Storybook Walk This trail is designed for parents and kids who love to read. Book pages are posted at various stations along the trail, so you can read a book while you take a walk.
Picnic Shelters

In addition, it has two of my favorite features- the Veterans Memorial Plaza and flowers which I will tell you about in more detail in the sections below.

Veterans Memorial Plaza

Veterans Memorial Plaza is a beautiful area that honors Veterans from the St. Charles County area that have given the ultimate sacrifice. It includes a beautiful walk lined with flowers that lead to the Tribute Wall. The tribute wall is a curved stoned wall engraved with names and has waterfalling over the wall. After you see the wall, the walk continues up a slight incline and has stops from each of the conflicts from 1812 to the present day. Each stop features a board that describes the conflict and, on the walk, in front of the board is a star on the sidewalk with the names of those residents of the county that died in that conflict. It is a very moving feature of the park.