Emma Stickles, 9, of Minot watches in awe as the Re/Max balloon lifts off from Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston where it was doing tethered flights after the morning launch was cancelled.
Great Falls Balloon Festival Secretary Alan Collins entertains the crowd that stuck around Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston with song and dance after the announcement was made that Sunday morning's launch was cancelled.
Emma Stickles, 9, of Minot watches in awe as the Re/Max balloon lifts off from Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston where it was doing tethered flights after the morning launch was cancelled.
Josh and Alayna Cooper of Auburn pass the time while waiting for the balloons to lift off Sunday morning.
Re/Max Crew Chief and pilot Jeff Ratcliffe makes ready their balloon at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston Sunday morning for tethered flights after the morning launch was cancelled.
Re/Max Crew Chief and pilot Jeff Ratcliffe makes ready their balloon at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston Sunday morning for tethered flights after the morning launch was cancelled.
Erin Stevens, of Lewiston has been coming to the balloon festival since she was a kid and now volunteers as a crewmember. Sunday morning was working the crown line as the Re/Max balloon made tethered flights from the field.
Koie Hardt snuggles with her mother Kira, as they patiently wait for word about the status of the Sunday morning launch. For the third morning in a row they got up early and drove down from their home in Sabattus just to bed disappointed
Koie Hardt snuggles with her mother Kira, as they patiently wait for word about the status of the Sunday morning launch. For the third morning in a row they got up early and drove down from their home in Sabattus just to bed disappointed
Great Falls Balloon Festival Secretary Alan Collins entertains the crowd that stuck around Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston with song and dance after the announcement was made that Sunday morning's launch was cancelled.
The Re/Max balloon lifts off Sunday morning tethered to several vans.
Re/Max pilot Chris Mooney lights the fire during tethered flights Sunday morning.
Re/Max pilot Chris Mooney lights the fire during tethered flights Sunday morning.
Re/Max Crew Chief and pilot Jeff Ratcliffe makes ready their balloon at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston Sunday morning for tethered flights after the morning launch was cancelled.
Zoe Carter, left and Kendra Hurd, from Auburn, spin flashlights around to keep from being bored as they wait for balloons to launch Sunday morning.
Great Falls Balloon Festival President Jennifer Clark holds a megaphone for Maddy Eaton to sing a song while her friends Rion Eaton, middle, and Ava Fortin listen. The friends from Augusta were having a pancake breakfast Sunday morning when Clark came in to entertain those who stayed after the launch was cancelled.
Great Falls Balloon Festival board member Matt Conklin reaches out and pretends to grab the basket of the Re/Max balloon as it does tethered launches Sunday morning after the launch was cancelled.
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