ST. CHARLES, MO. (KTVI) – Missouri State Parks will host an old time picnic for children at the state’s first capital in St. Charles, Missouri on Saturday, May 18th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Visitors will be transported back in time to an era when children had three-legged sack races, egg on a spoon relays, milk bottle ring and bean bag toss and finding a needle in a hay stack.

The event will also feature watermelon seed spitting contest, horseshoe throwing and pie baking.

The old capitol is located at 200 South Main Street in St. Charles.

For more information, call 636-940-3322 or go to mostateparks.com.

The all-inclusive Discovery Playground at Jaycee Park is nearing completion and a grand opening has been tentatively set for Sept. 21. 

The date is tentative because it's unclear how the remnants of Hurricane Isaac might impact construction. 

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Community members gathered on Friday for the grand opening of the new section of the Boschert Greenway trail which runs between New Town and Frenchtown. 

The entire route now provides riders and runners with 10 miles of trail throughout the area, said Mayor Sally Faith.