Photo by Douglass Huxley

(Photo by Douglass Huxley) Jackson Perkins pets a goat Sunday during the 49th annual Lowell Octoberfest held on Buell Island. The petting zoo, set up by Gab and the Goats, included rabbits, goats, a calf and even an emu for visitors to meet, feed and pet.

(Photo by Douglass Huxley) Mckenzie Schaad, left, paints the face of her cousin Rayden Schaad Sunday during the 49th annual Lowell Octoberfest held on Buell Island.

(Photo by Douglass Huxley) People gathered on Buell Island Sunday during the two-day Lowell Octoberfest. The very first Octoberfest was held on the island on Oct. 9, 1976, making this the 49th year people have celebrated the fall festival.

(Photo by Douglass Huxley) Charlotte Gossett, left, enjoys a cool treat Sunday as she picks out a pumpkin for a school project from local family owned farm Worthington Produce during the 49th annual Lowell Octoberfest held on Buell Island.

(Photo by Douglass Huxley) Twila Harris poses with a horse Sunday during the 49th annual Lowell Octoberfest held on Buell Island. Martin Roe Farms was on hand selling rides on horses and ponies during the two-day festival.