Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Kevin Trewartha, Terri Frew and son, Alistair, dressed up as bananas for Treat Street in downtown Houghton.

HOUGHTON — As Shawn Kyllonen staggered down Shelden Avenue Saturday afternoon, people turned. Jaws dropped. Phones came out.

It wasn’t the lurching gait so much as what he wore — an unclassifiable jumble of gore, fangs and corpse.

It was his first time on stilts.

“It’s not as bad as I thought it would be,” he said. “The reaction is worth it. I might be sore later.”

Few seconds passed between compliments, including one from the little girl who paused to say “I like your costume.”

Then Kyllonen stood up. Her eyes widened.

Not everyone went as all out as Kyllonen, but everyone appeared to have fun at the 10th annual Treat Street, held in downtown Houghton Saturday.

About 2,000 people come each year, said organizer Lt. Nick Roberts of the Houghton Police Department. In addition to treats from businesses along Shelden Avenue, there was a haunted house inside the city center.

This was the third year on Saturday afternoons since it was moved from the original time on Friday nights. There had been too many other events.

“I was worried at first, but we still get a pretty good crowd going,” he said. “We’re competing with Michigan Tech and Calumet, so hopefully they’re a huge success with their events too.”

Kevin Trewartha and Terri Frew of Houghton were at their first Treat Street, with their children Alistair, 3, and Declan, five months. Alistair wanted to go as a banana. The idea was “appealing” enough for Trewartha and Frew to round out the bunch, Frew said.

Frew liked having the street closed off for safety.

“There’s little peripheral vision, especially with this guy,” she said, pointing to Alistair.

From her perch at the candy bowl outside Apple Bossom Mercantile, Erin Barnett saw a steady parade of trick-or-treaters. She likes getting to see kids return every year as they grow up.

Barnett also enjoys getting to see what’s popular. This year, that meant unicorns. In one special case, that meant a horn atop a Scooby-Doo costume.

“That was really cool,” Barnett said.