A look at the Iron Horse Festival and Veteran Fall Festival

Saturday, September 28, 2019

DAR/Michelle Friedrich

The aroma of popcorn and funnel cakes wafted through the air Saturday as large crowds filled the streets of downtown Poplar Bluff for the 10th annual Iron Horse Festival and second annual Veteran Fall Festival.

Starlena Summers of Poplar Bluff shows Jerry Hill an embroidered burp towel at the Me & Grace booth. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Large crowds filled Main Street and downtown Poplar Bluff Saturday during the Iron Horse Festival. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Connie Swinger of Poplar Bluff (center) points out the mums she wants to purchase to Tonya Dennis with Mitchell's Greenhouse. Looking on is Randy Swinger. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Mason Howell, 8, of Festus leaps as he prepares to slide down one of the bounce houses in the kids zone Saturday in downtown Poplar Bluff. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)

John Garver, a pathways student with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake, helps Legend Krishna, 5, of Poplar Bluff cast his rod Saturday morning. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Poplar Bluff Fire Capt. Roy Lane explains to a youngster how the hose on the fire engine works. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
The Swamp Whiskey band performs the "Working Man Blues" Saturday in downtown Poplar Bluff. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Ira Rainwater, 6, of Poplar Bluff hammers a nail into his pencil box as Chris Harlan (left) holds the nail straight. Looking on is Liam Garrett, 7. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Daisy Worley, 8, of Poplar Bluff paints a heart candy box she and her grandfather, Sammy Worley of Corning, Ark., were making in The Home Depot's kids workshop Saturday morning. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Kindell Gregory of Poplar Bluff polishes the engine area of a 2012 Ford Mustang G2 prior to it being judged during Saturday's car show in downtown Poplar Bluff. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Employees with the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center give free flu shots to veterans attending the Veteran Fall Festival Saturday in downtown Poplar Bluff. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Matt Smith (left) flips through a photo album as he shows Tim Garris of Poplar Bluff the work his dad did in restoring the 1967 Chevelle convertible. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Kara King, an employee at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, sings the national anthem Saturday to kick off the Iron Horse Festival and Veteran Fall Festival. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Members of the Poplar Bluff youth football Jayhawks team led in the Pledge of Allegiance during Saturday's opening ceremony of the 10th annual Iron Horse Festival and second annual Veteran Fall Festival held in downtown Poplar Bluff. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)