Open for tourism

Former Higgerson School student Mary Lois Henry, right, speaks with Jary and Gretchen Kohlweiler of Maryland who were visiting New Madrid on April 27. The Higgerson School Historic Site along with the New Madrid Historical Museum and the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site welcomed visitors on Thursday morning after the American Countess docked along the riverfront. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Vistors from the riverboat, the American Countess, took the opportunity to learn more about life along the river during their stop April 27 in New Madrid. The town's historic sites, the New Madrid Historical Museum, the Higgerson School Historic Site and the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site were all open for tours. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

The riverboat American Countess pulled in early to New Madrid in preparation for a morning of tours through the community. The boat's passengers had the opportunity to visit the New Madrid Historical Museum, the Higgerson School Historic Site and the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site. The boat stop is one of five scheduled for this summer. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

A tourist aboard the American Countess riverboat checks out the selection of books available to students in the 1940s at the Higgerson School Historic Site on April 27, 2023. The stop was one of five riverboat stops planned this year at the community by the companies operating cruise ships on the Mississippi River. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)