The Walk will start at the Melvin Price Park with trinkets and eggs to collect along the walk. Certain eggs will win walkers prizes. Walkers will view memorials to veterans and fireman along the walk.
September 2017 Footnotes Newsletter
Germantown’s 50th Anniversary Spassfest Volksmarch (Walk) on Saturday August 19, 2017
One of the views on the Germantown walk. Scroll down this page to view more views from the walk.
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Germantown’s 50th Anniversary Spassfest Volksmarch (Walk) on Saturday August 19, 2017
St. Boniface Catholic Church was completed in 1856 and at that time was the largest church building in Illinois. It is considered the mother church of Clinton County. All other churches in Clinton County began from St. Boniface as the population grew.
Germantown’s 50th Anniversary Spassfest Volksmarch (Walk) on Saturday August 19, 2017
Walkers will see the Stations of the Cross with German inscriptions that were erected in 1893.
Germantown’s 50th Anniversary Spassfest Volksmarch (Walk) on Saturday August 19, 2017
Stroll past a replica of Red Schoendienst’s Cooperstown MLB Hall of Fame Plaque. Red Schoendienst was a former St. Louis Cardinal player, coach and manager.
Germantown’s 50th Anniversary Spassfest Volksmarch (Walk) on Saturday August 19, 2017
The Old bank is one of the historic buildings walkers will see on the walk.
Germantown’s 50th Anniversary Spassfest Volksmarch (Walk) on Saturday August 19, 2017
The private fort that walkers can see after finishing the walk and taking the shuttle bus to the fort. Shuttle bus available 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for a donation
Germantown’s 50th Anniversary Spassfest Volksmarch (Walk) on Saturday August 19, 2017
The cabins inside the fort that walkers can see after finishing the walk and taking the shuttle bus to the fort. Shuttle bus available 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for a donation.