Nipper Park at Glascock’s Landing

Nipper Park at Glascock’s Landing was extensively renovated and reopened in 2021. The project replaced numerous infrastructure problems, constructed a new marina and boat ramp and provided docking locations for two large riverboats as well as the Mark Twain Riverboat and Canton Marine Towing. The 8-acre park features a rock wall along the river, new sidewalks, fencing, lighting, restroom, handicap accessibility, new stormwater utilities and a large green space for events.

Nipper Park includes nearly a mile of sidewalks that are handicap-accessible, along with a medallion composed of the riverfront cobblestones. More than 25 benches line the sidewalk, which were purchased through the Adopt-A-Bench program, and allows participants to remember a loved one in a serene setting.

A scavenger hunt to help little ones explore the park can be found here.

There is a bronze sculpture of Mark Twain that was given to the city as a gift from the J. Fred Schwartz family of East Hannibal, IL.

The statue depicts Samuel L. Clemens as a young riverboat pilot – a career he tried for several years in the mid-1800s before he went on to achieve world fame as a writer, lecturer and humorist using the pen name ‘Mark Twain’.