From left, Paisley Linder, 6, sits next to Allenah Hall, 8, while listening to ghost stories told by Sandra Measels Thursday during the 2018 Historic Jefferson College Duck Hunt. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Marissa Beesley stands with her baby, Jojo Beesley, 10 months, Thursday during the 2018 Historic Jefferson College Rubber Duck Hunt. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Children gather around an open field as speakers tell ghost stories before the 2018 Duck Hunt Thursday at Historic Jefferson College. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Gage Stowers, 8, lines up and looks for ducks before racing to find rubber ducks on the grounds of Historic Jefferson College. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Children and their parents line up to search for rubber ducks Thursday during the 2018 Historic Jefferson College Duck Hunt. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

From left, Eli Twiner, 8 and Faith Taylor, 9, look up in a tree to search for rubber ducks Thursday during the 2018 Historic Jefferson College Rubber duck Hunt. (Nicole Hester | the Natchez Democrat)

Brody Bequette, 9, puts his rubber ducks in a puddle Thursday during the 2018 Historic Jefferson College Rubber Duck Hunt. ( Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Children use flashlights to search the grounds for rubber ducks Thursday during the 2018 Historic Jefferson College Rubber Duck Hunt. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)