NewsSeptember 17, 2016

A Day on the River is presented Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Landlubbers board a boat for a tour at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Landlubbers board a boat for a tour at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A group boards a boat at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A group boards a boat at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
An Ohio shrimp is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
An Ohio shrimp is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Tim Noel and his children, Tanner and Carly, spend time at the turtle pool at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Tim Noel and his children, Tanner and Carly, spend time at the turtle pool at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Coleton Armstrong takes a close look at baby dragonflies at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Coleton Armstrong takes a close look at baby dragonflies at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Baby dragonflies are displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Baby dragonflies are displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A mounted beaver is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A mounted beaver is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Mariel Bisher, left, Jennifer Bisher and Pierce Bisher pose for a photo at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Mariel Bisher, left, Jennifer Bisher and Pierce Bisher pose for a photo at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A boat tour leaves at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A boat tour leaves at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Boats take people for a ride on the Mississippi River at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Boats take people for a ride on the Mississippi River at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Josh Abner with the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center shows Oakley Welker a black buffalo fish at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Josh Abner with the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center shows Oakley Welker a black buffalo fish at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Oakley Welker, left, and Carter Randen try their luck at fishing with a net at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Oakley Welker, left, and Carter Randen try their luck at fishing with a net at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A flathead catfish is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A flathead catfish is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A group disembarks from a boat at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A group disembarks from a boat at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Pools of fish await catching at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
Pools of fish await catching at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park.
A silver carp is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park
A silver carp is displayed at A Day on the River Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Riverfront Park
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A Day on the River is presented Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 by the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau.

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