Saint Joseph — Ten Things Worth Noting (In No Particular Order)
I have lived in the Saint Joseph, Missouri area for five years now. It is a lovely city of approximately 77,000 people just an hour north of downtown Kansas City. Here is a list of things I like about Saint Joseph — in no particular order.
- SJMF Radio Station https://streema.com/radios/St_Joseph_Music_Foundation St. Joseph Music Foundation is a broadcast radio station from Saint Joseph, MO, United States, providing Entertainment, Concerts and Festivals by musicians and performing artists and community service. They have the best assortment of music ever!
2. Krug Park, located at the northern end of the Parkway St. Joseph in Saint Joseph, Missouri, is a large city park with Italian Renaissance structures, extensive landscaping and flowerbeds. The park’s 163 acres (0.66 km2) house an amphitheater, a lagoon, rose gardens, picnic areas, an Italian castle, scenic walking trails, and various playgrounds.[1] Krug Park “lights up” during the holiday season as Holiday Park.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krug_Park_(St._Joseph,_Missouri)
3. Parkway System The St. Joseph Parkway winds through the City of St. Joseph for 26 miles. Developed in 1918 by architect George Burnap, Saint Joseph was one of the first cities in the United States to develop an imaginative and comprehensive parkway plan.
Popular for hiking and biking activities, the completed system connects principal parks and recreation facilities throughout the city. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The Parkway runs roughly, from Northwest to Northeast through the city from Krug Park to Hyde Park a portion runs on Noyes Boulevard.
https://stjomo.com/directory-listing/the-st-joseph-parkway/
4. Museum Hill District is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses 248 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of St. Joseph. It developed between about 1860 and 1942, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Hill_Historic_District
5. The Missouri Theater is owned and operated by the City of St. Joseph. It is home to Creative Arts Production, Performing Arts Association, to our resident theatre company, the Robidoux Resident Theatre, and the Saint Joseph Symphony. The Allied Arts Council also resides in our office complex.
https://www.stjoearts.org/missouri_theater/about.htm
6. Saint Joseph Museums, Inc. include the Glore Psychiatric, Black Archives, Doll Museum, Native and American History Galleries, the Eckel Architecture Collection, and the Wyeth Tootle Mansion. https://www.stjosephmuseum.org/
7. Missouri Western State University has a proud tradition of providing a high quality, affordable education to students in the state of Missouri and beyond. We are a four-year, state-supported institution providing a variety of degree programs and offering professional master’s degrees, four-year baccalaureate degrees, two-year associate degrees, pre-professional transfer programs and one-year certificates. In addition, the University offers seminars, conferences and workshops suited to the needs of the community.
Students come from throughout the United States and more than 30 countries. And our alumni live and work around the world. From its humble beginnings in 1915, Missouri Western continues to deepen its impact on the community, region, nation and world. https://www.missouriwestern.edu/
8. Mokaska is a cafe and small batch coffee roaster in downtown St. Joseph, MO. Although we started as a wholesale coffee supply business, we’ve expanded our operations to include a full service coffee shop, event catering, cocktail bar, educational demonstrations, and an all-around groovy place to hang out. https://www.mokaska.com/
9. Local Breweries — River Bluff and The Angry Swede
River Bluff — After renovating a pre-prohibition brewery with 1800’s cellars, we’re embracing history to write St. Joseph’s craft beer future with award winning beers. Proud holders of a 2019 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medal. https://www.riverbluffbrew.com/about/
The Angry Swede — Nano brewery and taproom with house brewed and non house brewed beer. Wine and mixed drinks in the basement speakeasy. https://www.facebook.com/AngrySwede/
10. Remington Nature Center Located on the beautiful Missouri River in historic St. Joseph, the Remington Nature Center shares the wonders of nature, as well as local history with visitors from around the world. https://www.stjoemo.info/250/Remington-Nature-Center
