Halloween (2)

Cheryl & Beth went to The City of Kirkwood for their annual 'Trick or Treat' night just before Halloween.

Kirkwood, is located in West St. Louis County & was established in 1853. It is a 9-square-mile community with a population of about 30,000. There are over 300 acres of park land, including a large central park that contains an aquatic center, ice rink, outdoor amphitheater, ball fields, tennis courts, picnic sites, & playground areas. It was the first planned suburb west of the Mississippi River, & owes its existence to the railroad that passes through. The city was actually named after James Pugh Kirkwood, who was the engineer in charge of locating, surveying & building the railroad. This is probably the most 'UK' type city that we have visited so far as it has a number of shops along the main street, making it feel more like the traditional 'high street' that most UK towns have.

The Trick & Treat event is run in conjunction with the local businesses so that a safe, friendly, environment is created for the children taking part. Beth met up with some of her friends & they all walked around Kirkwood collecting loads of candy. It is advised that all candy is checked before the children are allowed to consume it just in case someone has tampered with the sweets. Beth had so much candy that it took Cheryl & me almost an hour to check all that she had collected!