Light snow accents "The Big Freeze" panel on the Mississippi River Tales mural on the floodwall Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 in downtown Cape Girardeau. The scene depicts the winter of 1918-1919 when the river, which was wider and slower than it is today, was covered over with ice for several weeks. People are depicted walking out on the ice from Themis Street toward a riverboat that had met an icy fate.
(Fred Lynch)
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