photo by Dennis Dalman
Lesley Vincent and her jazz band delivered a lively and scintillating performance Aug. 27 at the Millstream Arts Festival in downtown St. Joseph. The performance was the first of four musical acts that entertained the crowds that day.

River Gallagher of Sartell steps onto a sealed colorful gel painting at the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph Aug. 27. Many festival goers assumed the gels were paintings drying in the sun and stepped over them gingerly, carefully. Not River! He boldly stepped and jumped up and down on them, knowing full well that was the thing to do. River is the son of Sartell residents Jeremy and Teresa Gallagher.

College Avenue in St. Joseph looked like “Tent City” Aug. 27 when the annual Millstream Arts Festival opened. An eager crowd of people gathered to enjoy a staggering variety of unique and beautiful creative works that included paintings, woodwork, literature, ceramics, jewelry, photography and much more.

Two children have a blast constructing and destructing a foam-rubber building site Aug. 27 at the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph.

A large crowd happily turned out Aug. 27 for the Millstream Arts Festival in downtown St. Joseph.

Unique and dazzling ceramic wares were everywhere apparent at the vendor tents lined up downtown Aug. 27 during the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph.

Adults and children had fun together creating art by the Avon Hills Folk School vendor tent Aug. 27 at the Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph.

Parents, children and quite a few pets enjoyed strolling from tent to tent Aug. 27 during the annual Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph. It was a beautiful, slightly breezy summer day and many participants commented about how, at long last, a pleasant summer day had finally arrived.