Wappapello Water Festival is a splash

Monday, June 27, 2022

DAR/Robert Duckett

Families got a day of summer fun and education at the Ranger Willie B. Safe Wet and Wild Water Safety Festival at Wappapello Lake. Visitors flocked to Redman Creek Beach for hot dogs, games and races.

Families enjoy the sun and water at Redman Creek Beach.
Kids made their own cardboard boats to race, with varying levels of speed.
A flotilla of cardboard canoes prepares to race.
Harmon Brown and his mother, Angela Brown, prepare a vessel for the cardboard boat race.

The Army Corps of Engineers, including Ranger Andrew Jefferson, at left, organized Saturday's festival.
A family enjoys frisbee on the beach.
Stylish swimmers held a life jacket fashion show. The Army Corps of Engineers and Missouri State Parks Association provided free jackets to borrow at the event.
Contestants in a sand castle contest survey their works.
Kids compete in inner tube races during the annual Wet and Wild Water Safety Festival.
One contestant tries to backstroke his way to victory during an inner tube race.