A&E Grand Rapids Apple Butter Festival Published on Oct. 12, 2015 Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Robert Brugler, left, and Barbara Brugler, right, of Worthington, take a stroll through the crowd dressed as Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Amanda Ison, of Toledo, plays with a balloon maker. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Amanda Ison, of Toledo, plays with a balloon maker. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Jennifer Ison, of Toledo, plays with a balloon maker. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Apple dumplings with caramel for Apple Dumpling Sundaes made at the Fernando's booth. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Downtown Grand Rapids is filled with people and art booths. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Wes Linenkugel, center, pauses from playing his hammered dulcimer to smile at his bandmates. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image 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. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Jennie Kummerer, holds her son Keenan Heintschel, 3, of Perrysburg, watch while Bob Bailey, left, and Gary Miller, right, can apple butter. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Gary Miller, left, and Bob Bailey, right, of Grand Rapids, pour apple butter into jars to be sold. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Bob Bailey pours apple butter into jars. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Gary Miller, left, and Bob Bailey, right, of Grand Rapids, pour apple butter into jars. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Katie Garber, right, from Grand Rapids, stirs a pot of apple butter. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Apple butter being stirred. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image A boater makes his way down the river while festival goers walk along the path. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Recommended for you Click to comment