Pea_Nut the Flying Elephant will be one of the character-based balloons coming to the Great Falls Balloon Festival this weekend.

The Great Falls Balloon Festival starts Friday morning and continues through Sunday evening. The Sun Journal will cover the festival with video, photos and stories. Visit SunJournal.com/balloonfest for:

• Live video coverage of the 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. balloon launches each day from Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston;

• Updates of what is going on at the festival; and

• Photos taken from the air over the festival.

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