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Challenging times for the Balloon Fest

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The 49th Adirondack Balloon Festival has faced challenges on multiple fronts.

There will be fewer balloons than pre-Covid, said organizer Mark Donahue. “We have 68 balloons signed up. People in the field won’t really notice the difference, but we usually try to get close to 100.”

Maybe more notable, he says, the Crandall Park launches on Thursday and Sunday afternoon will be limited to …

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Cathy’s handy tips to enjoy the Balloon Festival

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe advises:

  • Please be patient. Hot air balloons fly weather-permitting only. Safety is key.
  • My Number One suggestion: Get to the airport for a morning launch. Yes, it’s painfully early, and the cars are lined up by 4:30 a.m., well before the gates open, but there’s nothing like the excitement of 100 hot air balloons rising with the sun while bleary-eyed thousands cheer them on. Sunday

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Open Door’s Balloon Fest Breakfast is back, in a tent

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Open Door Mission’s Big Balloon Breakfast is back this year at Warren County Airport but it will take place in a tent, not in the hangar, which is undergoing renovations.

Breakfast is served during the Balloon Festival on both Saturday and Sunday, from 6 to 10 a.m. Cost: $10, $6 child.

About 26 volunteers are still needed for Sunday morning to do jobs …

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Our September 22 front page

Adirondack Balloon Festival! ‘Boo Town’ set for Fort Ann. Josh Allen is good enough! Dating
apps: His down-low. Glens Falls installs 150 parking sensors to help drivers find spaces; let city monitor use. 2 guns, one week: Glens Falls schools up in arms. Town & Village of Lake George to seek NYS $10-million DRI, like Glens Falls got. Obituary: William Paul ‘Bill’ Dow. Rogers Island says NY gun law caused …

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Our September 26 issue

Taste of the North Country – Sunday Big changes proposed at Exit 17. Balloon Fest was huge! Cole’s Woods trails. SGF’s Morgan Smith 2nd woman ever to score in a Division II college football game. Glens Falls restaurants on a roll; NYC chef came here. South Glens Falls Marathon Dance at pivotal time in 42-year history. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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