September 12, 2015

Day on the River

The Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Keyton Thomas hoists a net up to see if he caught anything in the live tanks during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Zander Smith tries his hand at fishing during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A shovelnose sturgeon is pulled from a live tank during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Martin Love looks over freshwater invertebrate specimens during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A wood duck sits on display during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Taxidermied animals sit on display during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A microscope is used to look at freshwater invertebrate specimens during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Lila Foote uses a net to fish out pond creatures during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A child catches a smallmouth buffalo in a live tank during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Bella and Julia Ancell pose for a photo while they wait in line for a boat ride during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A boat returns to shore after a trip down the Mississippi River during the Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center.

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The Day on the River event Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 hosted by Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the Mississippi River Walk.

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