At the flooded Old Train Depot off Washington Street in Vicksburg, people are snapping pictures to capture a piece of history.
It's a flood they may never see again in their lifetimes.
"It's pretty amazing," Debbie Green said. "I've never seen in this high, and I've lived here all my life."
But the boaters in front of the Depot aren't tourists.
They're government employees applying a tarp and shoring up a retaining wall, built last week next to the Depot to fend off the rising waters.
On the south side of the wall, Vicksburg city workers are installing a new drainage pipe to alleviate water pressure.
"We're running pumps to keep the water from flooding from this end to the main source," said Pump Operator Rickey Hall.
The flood along the Mississippi River has even drawn the attention of televangelist Jim Bakker.
His NOW News Network has been helping out in various flooded cities.
"People need to help each other," Bakker said. "We're trying to get all the churches to do their part in helping."
The Ameristar and Riverwalk Casinos remain open indefinitely.
Ameristar has built a concrete and cinderblock barrier wall, just for this flooding event.
"In the last week and a half, we've protected our property up to 61.5 feet, well above the expected crest at this moment," said Ameristar General Manager George Stadler.
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