September 21, 2019

Day on the River 2019

Scenes from the annual Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau. Attendees were given the chance to take a boat ride on the river, get up close with live fish, try out bowfishing and other activities.

Cape Girardeau County conservation agent Ben Stratton speaks with Cooper Ashby, 7, of Jackson, while taking a ride on the Mississippi River as part of the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, on the river near Cape Girardeau. 

From left: Damian Propst, 11, and Zoey Propst, 7, both of Advance, Missouri, take a ride on the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau with their grandmother Sharon Lands of Delta, Missouri, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, as part of the annual Day on the River event. 

Cape Girardeau County conservation agent Ben Stratton drives a boat containing Megan Ashby of Jackson and her sons Canton Ashby, 4, in foreground, and Cooper Ashby, 7, right, along with other Day on the River event attendees Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, on the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau. 

Canton Ashby, 4, of Jackson sits on the lap of his mother Megan Ashby while taking a ride on the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, as part of the annual Day on the River event.

Attendees of the annual Day on the River event wait for boat rides Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Barrett Eaves, 2, of Sikeston, Missouri, reaches to feel a display animal while held by his father Nathan Eaves during the annual Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau. 

Harper Burnett, 10, of Jackson, releases an arrow while testing his bowfishing skills with Alex Holmes of Jackson during the annual Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau. 

From left: Matthew Allcock, 10, Darren Allcock and Luke Allcock, 11, all of Cape Girardeau, look at fish during the annual Day on the River on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau. 

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Scenes from the annual Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau. Attendees were given the chance to take a boat ride on the river, get up close with live fish, try out bowfishing and other activities.

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