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Planes, Trains and Automobiles 2009 June 26, 2009

Baldwin City's annual Father's Day weekend event, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, saw its usual crowd of people, despite rain showers late in the morning and early afternoon.

Jim Edmisson, Baldwin City, peeks under the hood of a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria Saturday morning at the annual Planes, Trains and Automobiles event.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Tom LaFountain, Baldwin City, closes the door of an airplane Saturday morning at the Vinland Airport.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Eric Englert, Baldwin City, looks at some vintage motorcycles Saturday morning. He was pushing his son, Asher, 17 months old, in a stroller.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Erica Price, left, talks to a customer while the next round of pancakes is poured on to the grill. Price works for Chris Cakes, of Louisburg, a company known for flipping pancakes into the air and on to your plate.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Longtime Baldwin City resident Jerome Brown took in the antique bicycle display downtown during Saturday's Planes, Trains and Automobiles event. The bicycles were a new attraction this year.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Dennis Long, Baldwin City, visited the vintage motorcycle show at Planes, Trains and Automobiles Saturday.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Dozens of children await their turn to fly Saturday morning at Vinland Airport. More than 60 children took part in the Young Eagles program, which gave free rides to children ages 8 to 17, in conjunction with the Planes, Trains and Automobiles event in Baldwin City.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Jack Todd, Lawrence, shines the wheels of his 1957 Chevrolet Saturday morning. Todd and his wife, Delores, have appeared in the Planes, Trains and Automobiles show the last several years.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Craft booths were a new attraction this year. They were all set up at Seventh and High streets.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

A kids' zone was added this year to the Planes, Trains and Automobiles event. The moonwalk bouncer was a popular attraction in the kids' zone.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

The vintage motorcycle show attracted its usual number of motorcycles, which was around 60 this year.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

An airplanes glides in over the trees as it prepares to land at the Vinland Airport, north of Baldwin City.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie

Longtime Baldwin City resident Merle Venable takes a look at one of the antique cars on display during Saturday's Planes, Trains and Automobiles event. There were cars, motorcycles and bikes on display downtown, train rides at the Midland Railway and plane rides at the Vinland Airport.

Photo by Jimmy Gillispie