Saint Louis Zoo

The polar bear Kali was born in the winter of 2013 on the Northwest Alaska coast. He was rescued by an Alaska Native hunter from Point Lay, Alaska in March 2013 after he harvested his mother not realizing she was a female. Alaska Native people are the only people in the US allowed by federal law to hunt polar bears and other marine mammals for subsistence. At McDonnell Polar Bear Point, the Zoo is offering information about the plight of the polar bear and the role polar bears play in the lives of Alaska Native people.

Many thanks for this wonderful lottery card Diane!
Date: March 30

Missouri

Missouri, the Show-Me State, the state where the ice cream cone was invented.
Many thanks Karolyn!
Date: Feb 13

St. Charles

St. Charles is the oldest city on the Missouri River. Founded by French Canadian fur trader Louis Blanchette, the city was named Les Petites Cotes, ("The Little Hills"), which later evolved into St. Charles. The city is a source of historical encounter: the Lewis and Clark Rendezvous, Missouri's First State Capitol, origin of the Boone's Lick Trail and home to Daniel Boone.

Distance: 7,082 km (4,401 miles)
Travel time: 10 days