Ste. Genevieve’s Festival With a French Flair
Maybe you've been to France, and would love to go again. Or maybe a trip to Pari is on your bucket list. Good news! You can take a mini trip to the city of love the weekend of Aug. 12—and you don't even need airline tickets.
Discover La Guignolée, a New Year’s Eve tradition
Explore this unique New Year’s Eve tradition, probably the oldest continual tradition of European origin in Missouri. Called La Guignolée and pronounced gee-oh-nee, it’s a begging quest for small favors on New Year’s Eve.
Imagining Missouri: The Show-Me State in 2221
Why bother with imagining the future at all? The future is a place to project our hopes, along with our doubts and uncertainties. We invite you to imagine the future as you’d most like to see it, and to think about what Missourians living in the present day can do to reach that imaginary destiny.
October 1, 1812
The first meeting of the general assembly of the Missouri Territory took place, which named the five original counties: St. Louis, St. Charles, Sainte Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, and New Madrid.
Small Town Meets Big Taste
Sirros serves delicious sandwiches, pizza, and pasta in historic Ste. Genevieve.
This Missouri Artist Turns Dumpsters into Art Supply Depots
Sam Conlon says she has a perfect life. She makes whatever she feels like making, and her art is always evolving.
May 18, 1785
Birthday of Missouri's first Congressman, John Scott from Ste. Genevieve. A brilliant lawyer and debater, Mr. Scott did have a temper. One morning he challenged five different men to duels.
Ste. Genevieve to Become a National Historic Park
Ste. Genevieve was established in 1735 by French-Canadian colonists. It was the first ever settlement by Europeans in Missouri.