
Kris and Chase Desmarais of Sartell visit with Julianne O’Connell of St. Joseph at the Millstream Arts Festival on Sept 25. O’Connell owns The Book End, which rescues books from dumpsters and elsewhere and then recycles them back into the community and into the hands of grateful readers. Chase, 10, an avid reader and Greek mythology enthusiast, scouted the pile for a free book about gods and goddesses.

The children of Daryl and Heidi Schaefer of St. Joseph enjoy the work of local artist Joel Cherrico at the Millstream Arts Festival on Sept. 25. Pictured from left to right are Taylar, 11; Zac, 5; and Keaton, 2. This was the family’s second trip to visit Chericco during the festival. The Schaefer children said their favorite part was watching the clay spin.

Newlyweds Naquita Rodriguez-Kue of St. Joseph and Rony Kue of St. Cloud spend the second day of their honeymoon sharing a lemonade and perusing the work of various artists Sept. 25 at the Millstream Arts Festival held in downtown St. Joseph.