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Grand Rapids Apple Butter Festival

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Robert Brugler, left, and Barbara Brugler, right, of Worthington, take a stroll through the crowd dressed as Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.

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Amanda Ison, of Toledo, plays with a balloon maker.

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Amanda Ison, of Toledo, plays with a balloon maker.

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Jennifer Ison, of Toledo, plays with a balloon maker.

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Apple dumplings with caramel for Apple Dumpling Sundaes made at the Fernando's booth.

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Downtown Grand Rapids is filled with people and art booths.

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Wes Linenkugel, center, pauses from playing his hammered dulcimer to smile at his bandmates.

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Susan Noblet, left, and Deb Bailey,right, of Grand Rapids, put the finishing touches on jars filled with apple butter before they are capped and sold.

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Jennie Kummerer, holds her son Keenan Heintschel, 3, of Perrysburg, watch while Bob Bailey, left, and Gary Miller, right, can apple butter.

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Gary Miller, left, and Bob Bailey, right, of Grand Rapids, pour apple butter into jars to be sold.

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Bob Bailey pours apple butter into jars.

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Gary Miller, left, and Bob Bailey, right, of Grand Rapids, pour apple butter into jars.

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Katie Garber, right, from Grand Rapids, stirs a pot of apple butter.

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Apple butter being stirred.

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A boater makes his way down the river while festival goers walk along the path.

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