LEWISTON — It was a beautiful morning for a balloon launch. 

The weather cooperated to allow the Great Falls Balloon Festival start with a full launch Friday morning from Simard-Payne Park.

We will have an update from the festival later. For now, you can check out video and photos from the festival.

Come back at 6 p.m. Friday for the next balloon launch.

Live footage from a balloon Friday morning

The Sun Journal will cover the Great Falls Balloon Festival with:

• Livestream video of the 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. launches Friday, Saturday and Sunday at SunJournal.com

• Facebook Live video and photos from festival at Facebook.com/SunJournal

• Stories, photos and videos at SunJournal.com/BalloonFest

• Status updates at SunJournal.com/BalloonFest, Facebook.com/SunJournal and Twitter.com/SunJournal