Yoda and Darth Vader made an appearance at the second day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston on Saturday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
More balloons lift off on the second day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
More balloons lift off on the second day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
More balloons lift off on the second day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
The Yoda balloon slips behind the trees in the distance. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Jayne Rowles, 4, of Gorham and her grandfather Mitch Weeman of Buxton watch Saturday as balloons take flight one at a time during the second day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston.
The three-day festival draws people from all over New England. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Matt Lidinisky from Up Up Away, a hot air ballon company in central New Jersey, prepares his balloon for flight. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Sue Ray of Auburn helps set up the balloon that she'll ride in. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Yoda and Darth Vader made appearances at the second day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
More balloons lift off on the second day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Jaymi Thibault of Lisbon excitedly awaits for the hot air ballon she is riding in to take off. It was Thibault's first time riding. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
The moon is still visible in the early morning sky as balloons take off. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
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