<body><div>Members of the Nobel Prize-winning Knowles family will attendSt. Charles County—County Executive Steve Ehlmann will welcome members of the Knowles family at the dedication of a 126-acre prairie grass park on land that was once their weekend getaway along the Missouri River.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0o901x_1H46Tttz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0o901x_1H46Tttz00" width="1000" height="749" >The property was donated by the William S. Knowles family of Chesterfield. A Monsanto chemist, Knowles was famous for sharing the 2001 Nobel Prize in chemistry. His team’s research contributed to the development of medications to treat Parkinson’s disease.Stroll along the grounds and you’ll find windswept meadows of prairie grass, a place where you can unplug from your phone and relax. An open-air pavilion with picnic tables provides visitors with a view overlooking the park.“Spring Bend Park is a great place to experience nature—to meet people, to relax and to walk outdoors,” says Parks Director Ryan Graham. “The whole place is relatively untouched. You can enjoy birding and wildflowers and animals and basically nature left to its own design.”WHERE: Spring Bend Park, 2380 Upper Bottom Road, St. Charles (just west of MO 364, across from McDonald’s)WHAT: Ribbon cutting to celebrate park grand openingWHEN: Nov. 16 at 10 a.m.</div></body>

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Members of the Nobel Prize-winning Knowles family will attend. St. Charles County—County Executive Steve Ehlmann will welcome members of the Knowles family at the dedication of a 126-acre prairie grass park on land that was once their weekend getaway along the Missouri River. The property was donated by the...

Spring Bend Park Dedication November 16

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Members of the Nobel Prize-winning Knowles family will attend. St. Charles County—County Executive Steve Ehlmann will welcome members of the Knowles family

Spring Bend Park Dedication November 16

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