BALLOON LAUNCHES Launches are scheduled for 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., though actual launch times may vary depending on weather conditions. This is the time of day when the winds are calmest and the air the most stable. While the balloons are an integral part of the Festival, organizers will always err on the side […]
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Ahoy mateys!
Arrrr ya ready for some fun?! We certainly hope so, because we have a fun-filled weekend planned. On behalf of myself, and the entire board of directors, we want to welcome you to the 22nd annual Great Falls Balloon Festival. This year’s Swashbucklin’ in the Sky theme will feature two special shapes—Pegleg Pete and Sunny […]
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2014 Festival Volunteers and Liaisons
2014 Festival Volunteers and Liaisons Our all-volunteer board of directors works from October through August to plan the festival and countless volunteers offer their time and skills to make festival weekend a success each year. We would like to thank everyone involved in bringing the festival to life each year. Board of Directors Officers Kelly […]
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People You Know: Mickey Reeder — Up, up and away
LEWISTON — Mickey Reeder moved to town, never having visited the city before, and got to know Lewiston from above. Reeder moved here from Iowa with her husband, John, in 1972, when he bought a local chiropractic practice and she became his office manager. A decade later, they were looking for a hobby for their […]
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Great Falls Balloon Festival drops Damn Yankee after Mass. accident
LEWISTON — A hot air balloon pilot involved in a fire in Clinton, Mass., over the weekend has been uninvited from this year’s Great Falls Balloon Festival. Marketing Director Christina Noonan said that pilot Derald Young of Dixfield-based Damn Yankee Balloons will not bring his Raspberry Ripple balloon to the festival, scheduled for Aug. 15-17. “Safety is our […]
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River Views: Labor Day brings back memories of fair week
“Always Labor Day Weekend” was the Maine State Fair slogan when I was growing up. Those days may be gone, but to anyone who experienced its annual six days of excitement, along with a fair share of education, there were many lasting memories. I researched several years in which the fairgrounds next to the railroad […]
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Kathleen Metayer reminisces about her involvement in the Great Falls Balloon Festival
As the early morning sun started to rise above the multistory brick mills, Kathleen Metayer from Auburn methodically straightened the envelope of the hot air balloon Amazing Grace. Her deft moves hinted at the years of experience with the fragile fabric. Pilot Honi Glover needed to give only short directions, and soon the white dove on […]
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Balloon festival has a banner year
LEWISTON — The Great Falls Balloon Festival ended Sunday with nine balloons floating off into the sunset after what was described as a “record year” by one official. “It was amazing,” festival Marketing Director Christina Noonan said. The weather cooperated, she said. “We haven’t been able to launch six out of six launch windows in […]