Friday, June 11, 2021

STL Scavenger


 Shirley J                         Adult Non-Fiction                  Scavenger Hunt/St. Louis


STL Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for St. Louis' Hidden Treasures by Dea Hoover  184 pages

All 366 clues in this book are written in rhyme they take you through 17 neighborhoods in St. Louis (Soulard, Beov, the Hill, Downtown, Forest Park, etc.)and to some of its surrounding cities, Ferguson, Edwardsville, St. Charles sharing clues to uniques sites in all of the areas covered to delight and surprise readers.   The bonus here is that the book is actually a real scavenger hunt and anyone solving all 366 of the clues can submit their findings to:  www.stlscavenger.com between May 1 and December 1, 2021.   All of the correct submissions will be put in a hat and a name will be drawn for the 1st prize - $500   2nd prize is a goodie bag from STL Made full of local fun stuff and 3rd prize will also be StL memorabilia.  So making a present of this book to someone is truly the gift that keeps on giving whether you win the prize or not you get the fun of  learning more about the area and seeing things you might never have known existed.   Kudos to Dea who is both a local tour guide, a state of Missouri tour guide and an international tour guide owning her own businesses scheduling each.  Kudos to Dea Hoover for making good use of her pandemic downtime! 

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