On Thursday, December 5, board the motor coach in the Civic Park parking lot at 8:30 a.m. for a day trip dedicated to enjoying the nostalgia of an Old World-style Christmas in the historic German-American town of Hermann, Missouri. The trip, “Christmastime in Hermann,” includes shopping in downtown Hermann, which overlooks the Missouri River, and a tour of scenic Stone Hill Winery (with the largest series of vaulted cellars in North America), sampling award-wining wines and juice in the tasting room, and eating hearty German cuisine at the winery’s own Vintage Restaurant in a beautifully-restored carriage house and bar
Also on the day’s itinerary is a visit to the St. George Catholic Church Rectory, where 95 lavishly-decorated Christmas trees will be showcased in the 17-room Franciscan Friary, which will be decorated from cellar to attic. The day will end with a visit to the Wurst Haus, where Wurstmeister Mike Sloan will show how bratwurst is made, and everyone will be invited to sample some of the 46 varieties of fresh and smoked bratwurst and sausages for sale. The motor coach will return to O’Fallon by 5:15 p.m.
The deadline to sign up for “Christmastime in Hermann” is Tuesday, November 5. The trip’s cost of $77 for residents and $85 for non-residents includes round-trip motor coach transportation, a guide, lunch, tours, wine tasting, taxes and gratuities. To register:
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Visit www.ofallon.mo.us/parks&rec/ and select “Programs,” then “Trips,” then “View upcoming Trips,” and enter bar code number 38018.
- Or, call staff at 636-474-2732.
- Or, register in-person at the O’Fallon Parks and Recreation Administration Office, 400 Civic Park Drive, 63366, or at the Renaud Spirit Center (RSC), 2650 Tri Sports Circle, 63368.
For more information, contact O’Fallon Recreation Specialist Stacey Ostmann at sostmann@ofallon.mo.us or call 636-474-8105.