October 16, 2010

Ghost Storytelling Festival

Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau put on the Ghost Storytelling Festival near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Storyteller Jennifer Armstrong, left, plays her fiddle while sign language interpreter Jessica Lagona, right, signs during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Audience members enjoy the tales of Grammy-award-winning songwriter Michael Harrell during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Junior and Mary Klipfel applaud during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Storyteller Jennifer Armstrong plays her fiddle during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Grammy-award-winning songwriter Michael Harrell tells a spooky tale during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Children listen to storyteller Jennifer Armstrong near the Old Seminary Building during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Storyteller Jennifer Armstrong tells a spooky tale during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

CHRIS MACKLER ~ photos@semissourian.com Sign language interpreter Jessica Lagona signs during the Ghost Storytelling Festival held near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

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Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau put on the Ghost Storytelling Festival near the Old Beech Tree on the east lawn of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. According to Chuck Martin, Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, around 650 people attended the event.

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