WaterFest creates a splash in downtown Cape Girardeau

The Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation held WaterFest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in the parking lot at the corner of Themis and Water St. in downtown Cape Girardeau. Volunteer for the Kellerman Foundation MJ DeGraff said more than 250 people attended the all-day event, which included a variety of exhibits on the importance of water in recreation, art, plant and animal life, and the daily life of human beings. Local fishermen, kayakers, potters, painters and others in water-related fields, including the Department of Agriculture and Clay Club at Southeast Missouri State University, created educational displays for the event. WaterFest kicks-off the arrival of the Smithsonian Institution's traveling Water/Ways exhibit, which will be hosted by the Kellerman Foundation at Heritage Hall, located at 102 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau, until mid-January.