Blanchette Chouteau Mill, St. Charles

When I was little, I loved this mill. Unfortunately, I don’t think the waterwheel is real anymore, but rather the water is pumped up to the headrace and then it goes over the wheel. For a great book about mills, read David Macauley’s great book on the subject.

St. Charles Demands Answers from Developer

Update: A large development replaced the Noah’s Ark site. St. Charles Council Members are demanding to know why a developer has dropped many aspects of its new-urbanist design for the former site of the Noah’s Ark. Really!?