07/22/2021
Ta Da!
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This adventure map by Green Spiral Tours is in the Tennessee Williams book "Blue Song" by Professor Henry Schvey...
Green Spiral Tours offers adventure maps and field trips that spiral the calendar. Trips have a nature theme, and spiral the calendar according to season.
See the Green Spiral blog for where we've been, get on the email list for where we're going, and buy the adventure maps on Amazon.com. Green Spiral Tours is a social enterprise designed to help you explore your place on the planet.
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We create adventure maps and offer field trips to show you where to pick strawberries in Spring, play in the water in Summer, enjoy the harvest in Fall, and hike when the leaves are changing.
07/22/2021
Ta Da!
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This adventure map by Green Spiral Tours is in the Tennessee Williams book "Blue Song" by Professor Henry Schvey...
06/04/2021
Reminder! You can buy the *ONE* and *ONLY* Saint Louis Graduation Map at The Nook on Clayton Road.
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Also, I have a few shopping bags and pillows!
05/13/2021
Calling all little adventurers! REI bought our book "Urban Wild" and it sold out within two days - so they just ordered 20 more copies.
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NOW is the time to lay in the grass and listen to songbirds as they migrate through Saint Louis.
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02/13/2021
Happy Birthday to Abraham Lincoln!
You can find Honest Abe near Saint Louis here: 1) Abe's house in Springfield Illinois (2) The Old Courthouse in Vandalia Illinois (3) On the pennies at Dred Scott's grave-site in Calvary Cemetery (4) Local Indie Bookshops around STL ... Enjoy!
07/31/2020
Reminder! The bird sanctuary at Blackburn Park in Webster Groves is super fun on a rainy day. Wear your duck boots!
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A prize to the person who can write a one page adventure guide to go with this map...
06/18/2020
Dang! The blueberry picking slots are all booked up already! No slots available.
06/08/2020
If anybody wants to go kayaking, I'd love to update any details on this map! Here's the perfect place for that first kayaking trip with kids. Middle School is best.
05/19/2020
It's time to start thinking about the strawberries...
05/17/2020
The Bird Sanctuary at Blackburn Park is particularly nice after a rainfall. There's a tiny waterfall, and a tiny creek perfect for floating stick boats.
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Look for the baby owls.
05/13/2020
A dreary day might be a good time to sneak out and visit King Louis IX in the sparkling vestibule of the Saint Louis Basilica. All you need is a glove or sanitary wipe to open the first big front door...
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King Louis started the Sorbonne University, brought the Crown of Thorns back from the Mideast, built St. Chapelle, instituted a judiciary of fair judges, and died of a germ on his second and last crusade. He was a good King, and Saint Louis is named for him.
04/28/2020
Green Spiral once hosted a fantastic field trip to the Wildlife Rescue Center, but now is not the time for wild animal field trips. The volunteers are too busy.
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Now is the time to send money to feed the baby animals.
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Wildlife Rescuers Scramble To Care For Baby Animals During Pandemic For Joe Hoffmann, spring is like the dinner rush at a restaurant. But instead of customers, there are rows of hungry baby birds, demanding to be fed. “It’s