Oregon Trail

St. Louis, the Gateway City, is also known worldwide as the "Gateway to the West." But before the federal government erected the Gateway Arch 50 years ago…

It took four months, three mules, and a resourceful brother to get Rinker Buck from Missouri to Oregon.He and Nick traveled, as many before them did,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 27, 2012 - As anyone who’s ever played the Oregon Trail computer games can attest, animals –…