John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Twenty balloons took off from Lewiston’s Simard-Payne Memorial Park on Friday morning to kick off the 21st Annual Great Falls Balloon Festival. The annual festival runs through Sunday.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Katie Witham, 19, of Augusta, and her cousin, 10-year-old Adriana Ellis, of Farmingdale, take photos as the balloons first take off. Balloons are scheduled to launch at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. throughout the weekend festival.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Joe Caputo from Pittston readies his balloon on Friday morning in Lewiston’s Simard-Payne Memorial Park. For the festival website, click here.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
All smiles aboard the Firefly as 20 balloons took off from Lewiston’s Simard-Payne Memorial Park.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
A large penguin was among the first of the 20 balloons to take off.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Pilot Jason Boucher regulates his burner as he prepares to take off.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
One balloon was appropriately lobster-themed.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Pilot Joe Caputo does a last-minute check inside the envelope before he takes off at the festival’s outset.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.