by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
Main street in St. Joseph, closed to traffic, was a swirl of activity with a riot of color, the aromas of food, live music and curb-to-curb arts and crafts Sept. 28 during the annual Millstream Arts Festival.
The warm fall weather was made-to-order for festival-going.
The event turned out to be a resounding success, attracting thousands of visitors who leisurely sauntered in the street and on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Dozens of white tents housed vendors who offered for sale a stunning variety of art works and craft items: paintings, prints, woven baskets, pottery, jewelry, photography, glassware, wood carvings, stained glass, textiles, folk art and metal sculptures.
Arts-and-crafts exhibitors included many local artists, as well as others from as far away as Minneapolis.
On the west end of main street a dozen or so food vendors served a tantalizing array of finger foods and beverages to hungry and thirsty festival-goers.
Live entertainment included Paul Imholte on dulcimer and fiddle, the Stearns County Pachanga Society, the CSB/SJU Jazz Ensemble, Random Road and David Jones.
The Granite City Cloggers again performed at Millstream, as they have in past years.
One of the new features Sunday was “The Bookend,” a large tent wherein local authors sold their books, autographed them and chatted with readers. There were also paper-making and printing demonstrations.
Authors included Marilyn Salzl Brinkman of St. Joseph; Larry Schug of Avon; and Sartell writers Dennis Herschbach, Bill Morgan and Milissa Nelson.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Jenny Hill of Sartell admires woven baskets at the Millstream Arts Festival Sunday in St. Joseph. Main street was closed to traffic as dozens of arts-and-crafts vendors set up their wares, attracting thousands of people to the annual event, which was blessed by beautiful warm fall weather.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Maggie Eli of St. Anna, an art major at the College of St. Benedict, shows browsers the art of paper-making in the book tent at the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph Sept. 28. At right is Eric Reicher of Sartell.
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Milissa Nelson of Sartell holds a copy of her award-winning novel, Seasons of Raina, in the book tent at the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph Sept. 28. Nelson, who grew up in Barrett, Minn. and in Colorado, wrote the book with a young readership in mind. It’s the story of a shy young girl having to make many stressful adjustments in life.
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Authors Marilyn Salzl Brinkman of rural St. Joseph (left) and Bill Morgan of Sartell offer their books in the book tent of the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph Sept. 28. At right is Bill’s wife, Judy. Morgan and Brinkman have both written local history books, and both are historical columnists for the St. Cloud Times.
photo by Dennis Dalman
As if awaiting a parade, children and parents enjoy their snacks and beverages curbside at the Millstream Arts Festival Sept. 28 in downtown St. Joseph.
photo by Dennis Dalman
A customer thumbs through framed photographs at one of the vendor booths at the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph Sept. 28.
photo by Dennis Dalman
A woman leans forward at her window in the GastroTruck vending RV at the Millstream Arts Festival Sept. 28 in St. Joseph. The vendor was from Minneapolis.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Paul Imholte plays his dulcimer for the crowds who came to the Millstream Arts Festival Sept. 28 in St. Joseph. The event was a resounding success on a beautiful warm fall day.
photo by Dennis Dalman
An audience grooves to the live jazz-art rock of the Galactic Cowboy Orchestra at the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph Sept. 28. Other music was performed by the CSB/SJU Jazz Ensemble, Random Road, David Jones and the Stearns County Pachanga Society.
