NYLON – Balloons Over Letchworth turns 30 years old on July 27. According to a Facebook post by Balloons Over Letchworth, the Wyoming County Chamber and Tourism will hold a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the upper and middle falls picnic area at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 27. The plan is to enjoy some snacks and then of course launch some balloons. There will be $10 tethered balloon rides to benefit the Friends of Letchworth State … [Read more...]
35th Festival of Balloons Brings Thousands to Dreamy Valley
Watch reader Geoff Staley's video below of pilot David Kramer firing up his torch as he gives free tethered rides to children! DANSVILLE – A bull lazily munches in his pasture as the shadows lengthen. Birds twitter sleepy songs as they catch the last of the day's bugs. Butterflies settle down to sleep as the flowers gently close. Just when the picture couldn't be more perfect, a hot air balloon rises in the distance. Then another, … [Read more...]
Ohio Man Pops the Question at Wellsville Balloon Rally
NYLON – Chelsey Hill has always loved hot air balloons. Something about the colorful giants that are somehow lighter than air captured her imagination, so much so that at some point she let slip to Christopher Healy, now her fiancé, that she wanted to someday get engaged in a balloon. What ensued was a complex plan to get Chelsey to the Great Wellsville Balloon Rally in Allegany County without her knowing that her parents, grandparents, her … [Read more...]
WATCH: Balloon Rides Memorialize Mom and Touch Dansville
DANSVILLE – At an emotional but beautiful ceremony and memorial for Eileen Lill, who sadly passed away on Friday, the Dansville community got to see and ride in a hot air balloon before the Balloon Fest, one of Eileen's favorite times of the year. Eileen's daughter, Debbie, contacted the organizers of the Dansville Balloon Festival, and they put her in touch with balloon pilot and Carroll Teitsworth, owner of the Remax Hometown Choice … [Read more...]