photo by: John Young

Erin Lurken, Topeka, holds her six-month-old daughter Ava Grace Lurken as the two ride a carousel during the annual Maple Leaf Festival.

photo by: John Young

Festivalgoers browse one of the many booths at the Maple Leaf Festival on Saturday.

photo by: John Young

Matthew Vajnar, Baldwin City, gets a face full of smoke as he checks a grill during the annual Maple Leaf Festival on Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 in downtown Baldwin City.

photo by: John Young

Two-year-old Elaina Vondemkamp decorates a trick-or-treat bag with her grandmother, Kathy Strohm, Overland Park, during the annual Maple Leaf Festival on Saturday.

photo by: John Young

From right, Gabby Camis, 4, Ottawa, holds out her candy bag as twin sisters Landree and Layna Rose, Ottawa, watch the parade pass by during the annual Maple Leaf Festival on Saturday.

photo by: John Young

Spectators line High Street as antique tractors pass by during the parade at the annual Maple Leaf Festival on Saturday in downtown Baldwin City. The annual festival features fun, food, and plenty of arts and crafts, and it continues Sunday.

photo by: John Young

From left, 5-year-old twin sisters Layna and Landree Rose, Ottawa, and 4-year-old Gabby Camis, Ottawa, watch as a marching band passes by during the parade at the annual Maple Leaf Festival on Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 in downtown Baldwin City.