130. Sweetology
This little bakery in Ladue is great fun! We each got to choose and decorate our own cupcake from quite the array of icings, sprinkles, and more. They do birthday parties, too. I wonder if they do them for grownups...?
131. St. Joseph's Academy
Cakelet found this flower necklace on the ground next to the cake. If you're reading, and you want it back, you have to find us at the cakes! St. Joseph's Academy is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. One of these days, I'll tell you the whole story of the boats, the guillotine, and the deaf (or not).
132. Edward Jones
Edward Jones Investments is a bazillion dollar company headquartered in St. Louis. It is a founding sponsor of STL250. Of course, going to the balloon race in Forest Park is one of our new family traditions, so we loved this cake. You'll see more on the balloon race in the next post. We loved the little Easter Egg on the back of this one.
133. The Lodge at Des Peres
I can't find any reason why this location was included. But the cake is pretty!
134. AKC Museum of the Dog
A very interesting place. We didn't pay the admission fees, so we didn't get past the lobby, but the website says this: "displays over 700 original paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, sculptures, bronzes, and porcelain figurines, and a variety of decorative arts objects depicting man's best friend throughout the ages."
135. Manchester City Hall
Manchester is one of 90 municipalities in St. Louis County. Why did this one, which might be the furthest from the city limits, get a cake? I don't know. But the city hall is a pretty building.
136. Maritz
Another corporate sponsor, Maritz, is headquartered in Fenton. This cake is neat. It displays four seasons of road travel across America. Good job, Rich Brooks. :)
137. St. Anthony's Medical Center
St. Anthony's history begins in 1873, when the Franciscan Sisters of Germany began St. Boniface Hospital in the city.
138. Mastodon State Historic Site
Also by Rich Brooks, this cake is painted to match the history of this site. We had never been here before and we had a nice time. The Clovis culture of people lived in the area between 10,000 and 14,000 years ago. The site earned its historic status as the home of the Kimmswick Bone Bed, which is the largest collection of mastodon fossils and other animals from the Pleistocene. The museum is not free, but access to the walking and hiking is.
139. The Blue Owl
Kimmswick is a river town overflowing with antique shops. In the right light, at the right time of day, it could easily be a setting in either an after-school special or a Steven King movie. In the center is the Blue Owl restaurant and bakery. We had already had lunch, but we did stop for ice cream (again).
111 to go.