Summer might be winding down, but all the fun of Fall is ahead of us! Mark your calendars for these happenings in Cape Girardeau throughout the month of September. Cars, Bikes, Movies & More See antique and vintage vehicles parked in downtown Cape Girardeau at the River Tales Classic Car Show on September 14. The ... Read More
Cape Girardeau rolled out the welcome mat to the Great Race last June, and the good times are still rolling with Corvettes in Cape: Featuring the Corvette Caravan on August 26 and the Motorcycle Cannonball Run on September 9! Hundreds of shining Corvettes – both vintage and fresh off the factory floor – will make ... Read More
On July 31st, I had the pleasure to meet 23 year old Ethen Braughton while welcoming the passengers of the Queen of the Mississippi and the American Queen riverboats to Cape Girardeau. Ethen, who now lives in Cape Girardeau, was rock balancing. Rock balancing is an art, discipline, or hobby (depending upon the intent of ... Read More
Mark your calendars for events in Cape Girardeau throughout August! The Cape Riverfront Market (Saturday mornings) and the Cape Farmer’s Market (Thursday afternoons) are both going strong all month long with local produce and other goodies. See what’s new in the local art scene at First Friday Arts, this evening from 5 – 9 p.m. ... Read More
National Vanilla Ice Cream Day is today, and Cape Girardeau doesn’t limit the celebrations to just humans…four-legged friends get in on the fun too! Mississippi Mutts, a local pet store and bakery, is having vanilla pupcake sundaes this Saturday, July 26th, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Your four-legged friends can enjoy a frosty handmade ... Read More
Your little ones can try their hand at all kinds of future careers during their visit to Discovery Playhouse – learning through the love of play! 1. Banking – A real drive through tube, a teller counter, safe deposit boxes and a currency education activity let kids get hands on with good financial habits. The ... Read More
Seeing peaches start to appear at both of Cape Girardeau’s farmer’s markets makes me so happy, and not just to bite into a fresh, juicy peach…they also announce the upcoming arrival of peach ice cream at Cape’s Cream of the Crust. Charlie Bertrand, the proprietor of Spanish Street Mercantile and Cape’s Cream of the Crust ... Read More
Alyssa Lage, the Director of Sales here at VisitCape, is sharing what an ideal summertime Saturday looks like for her and her family. Take it away Alyssa! The weekend starts early at our household. I’m up and out the door for an early morning walk downtown and workout in the back yard by 5:30 am. ... Read More
The Fourth of July is coming up, and Cape Girardeau is a great place to celebrate! Join the re-enactors at Fort D, a Civil War earthenworks fort, as they honor this national holiday with a living history encampment from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fourth at the Fort is completely free and open to the ... Read More
The Red House is a replica of the original home built in 1798 by Pierre Louis de Lorimier, Cape Girardeau’s community founder. This French colonial structure opened in 2003 and helps visitors see what life was like in the early 1800’s in Cape Girardeau. Anne Hutson is the Docent Director, and she told me more ... Read More
