Cape Rock Park

The entrance is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

The Ervin J. Emrick flag memorial is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. The flags are maintained by the Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment of the Marine Corps League. (Fred Lynch)

A weathered and damaged reader board is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

A stone staircase leads to the top of Cape Rock Park as seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

A stone stairway leads to the top of Cape Rock as seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

Becky Roth, left, and her sister, Carol Roth, reminisce Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 atop Cape Rock Park in Cape Girardeau. They had traveled from their homes in Washington state over the weekend to visit their hometown for the solar eclipse, viewing it from Kiwanis Park, a childhood memory. Soon after totality began, "The cicadas got loud, and we heard owls hooting," Carol Roth said. She added that the rock monument seemed the same, except for the plaque on it. "That needs to be re-done." (Fred Lynch)

A damaged marker on the rock monument is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

A handrail next to the stone stairway is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

A damaged reader board is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

The rear stairway below the rock monument is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

The Mississippi River is seen Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 below Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)

Becky Roth walks down the stone stairway with her sister, Carol Roth, behind her Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Cape Rock Park. (Fred Lynch)