The history and ecology of the Flint Hills region was on full display Saturday at the Flint Hills Festival in Manhattan.
“Flint Hills Festival is our one day of the year in which we bring everyone together to celebrate the Flint Hills Region,” said Stephen Bridenstine, director of the Flint Hills Discovery Center. “The food, the music, the culture, the heritage. We kind of do it all.”
Keyan Duntz, 5, draws his face on a mirror while making a monoprint at the Museum of Art and Light booth Saturday during the Flint Hills Festival at Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. Below, a train ride zips past the old depot. Staff photo by Lewis MarienLora McDonald performs during Saturday’s Flint Hills Festival at Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. She opened up a day of musical entertainment on the plaza’s patio. Staff photo by Lewis MarienA dinosaur-costumed individual offers fist bumps to people waiting in line at food trucks Saturday during the Flint Hills Festival at Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. The Flint Hills Discovery Center during the event was promoting its next temporary exhibit “Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies,” which opens May 24. Staff photo by Lewis MarienA train ride zips past the Union Pacific Train Depot, Saturday, during the Flint Hills Festival in Manhattan. Staff photo by Lewis MarienAndy Connolly, from Kansas Geological Survey on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, watches as young visitors see the various rocks and fossils on display at the booth Saturday during the Flint Hills Festival at Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. Staff photo by Lewis MarienFamilies play with foam blocks Saturday during the Flint Hills Festival at Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. Staff photo by Lewis MarienRiley County Historical Museum director Katharine Hensler shows Quinn Trobough, 6, how to use a laundry wringer Saturday during the Flint Hills Festival at Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. Staff photo by Lewis Marien
