APR news feature--- Lofty memories at the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
Tethered balloons lifted off the ground just after dawn last Friday at the start of the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival. After being called off last year during the pandemic, pilots and visitors flocked to the OWA Amusement Park.
”It was a wonderful turnout,” said Rachel Spear, events coordinator for the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. “It was a wonderful weekend there. The weather was perfect.”
Balloonists prepare for flight at the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival in Foley
Credit APR's Guy Busby
The festival drew more just visitors from a wide area. It also attracted fifty five balloonists and crews from as far away as Utah. It was a chance for them to get together with old friends and another adventure in the air.