Mini-Floods
Mini Flood 91: Paint Louis 2025
Photo by Joe Rakers The weather this year for Paint Louis 2025 was perfect. It wasn’t too hot and the humidity was tolerable for the first time in years. The 3 day event, which happens on Labor Day weekend was in full swing this year. It is the largest...
Mini-Flood 90: Eads Bridge
photo by Sue Rakers St. Louis’ Eads Bridge is among the most iconic structures of the city. As the world’s first steel, arch bridge, Eads impresses in both form and function (though it was not first, it is now the oldest bridge across the Mississippi River). In 2024, the...
Mini-Flood 89: Illinois Caverns State Natural Area
photo by Lina Walz-Salvador Illinois Caverns State Natural Area, formerly Burksville Cave, Mammoth Cave of Illinois, Egyptian Cave and Eckert’s Cave, is the largest cave in Illinois open for public tours. This showstopper was originally thought to be larger than Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and features a variety of...
Photo Floods
Photo Flood 145: Southwest Garden
Photo by Jane DiCampo Southwest Garden was first visited by Photo Flood STL on April 13, 2019. The article for that flood can be found at https://www.photofloodstl.org/photo-flood-79-southwest-garden/ Photo by Mike Matney The boundaries of the neighborhood are complicated; bound by I-44 to the northeast, Missouri Botanical Gardens and Tower...
Photo Flood 144: Belleville
Photo by RJ Wilner This was the second Photo Flood in Belleville IL. The first was on May 8th, 2021. The article for that flood can be found at https://www.photofloodstl.org/photo-flood-105-belleville/ Photo by Joe Sardo This flood was held in conjunction with a book signing at Belleville Books by Photo...
Photo Flood 143: Shaw
Photo by Ann Yeoman Following up the Compton Heights flood of December Photo Flood headed west across Grand Boulevard to visit the Shaw neighborhood. The first flood there was back on September 9th, 2018. For this trip we met at the Fiddlehead Fern Cafe. The weather was not great...
