Just over 30 miles northeast of Kansas City....such a precious little town!
Weston, MO
population: under 2,000
size: 1.6 square miles
*home of McCormick Distilling Company; founded in 1856; oldest whiskey distillery west of the Mississippi; oldest continuously operated distillery in the U.S.
*jumping off point for the Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail and California Gold Rush
*Lewis and Clark camped here in 1804
*world's leading producer of twist tobacco (no clue)
*Buffalo Bill once was a resident
At the Main Street Galleria Soda Fountain......lots of history......cute place.
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Delicous phosphates - this one is Green River (lemon-limey like Sprite). We also tried a real Cherry Coke and of course, Root Beer.
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Caroline and Carter. Little ones stayed home with Blake.
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St. George Hotel.....another haunted site!
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Main Street.
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One of the highlights....a darling candle store called
5B & Company.
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Such great design and lovely flavors. You can see famous Floyd, the resident doggie, peaking out from beind the counter.
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A couple of memorable scents:
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The artwork Caroline and I tried very hard to purchase. Not for sale. It's a gem, though.
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My selections - including tomato basil, handyman, fig, rosemary, patchouli rain and my grandmother's daughter.
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Couldn't have been a better day. Caroline with us and a new town to discover. Loved it!