By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
The 50th annual Adirondack Balloon Festival — taking place Sept. 21-25 — will include a pre-festival Wednesday cocktail party at Hiland Park; a Thursday parade from downtown Glens Falls to the opening launch in Crandall Park; and a “record” number of special shapes, organizers said.
The festival was founded in 1972 by Walter Grishkot and was long run by the exuberant Mr. Grishkot and …
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Launch schedule:
Crandall Park — Thursday afternoon (followed by Glens Falls downtown Street Party)
Warren County Airport — Friday afternoon, Saturday morning & afternoon, Sunday morning
Crandall Park — Sunday afternoon
Details & full-scale Chronicle coverage below
The 49th Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival begins today, Thursday, Sept. 22 and continues to Sunday, Sept. 25.
“We’re back, full blown,” for the first time since Covid, says festival …
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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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