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The Balloons are Back in Boise

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Boise Idaho SP20114

One of my favorite past times during the summer in Boise, was to go to the Boise River Festival every June.   The River Festival is no more but this week we get to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of flight in Idaho with a balloon Festival of about 30 Hot Air Balloons.  

The week long event is free to the public and balloons will decorate the skies in the mornings starting on Thursday September 2nd Balloons launch at 7:15 am  each morning.

The week will  culminate with a Night Glow light show and live concert on Saturday September 4th from 6 pm to 10pm at Ann Morrison Park.   This will be the first time in 8 years that a Night Glow event has been held.   This night glow event will be in support of the Child Abuse Awareness campaign "live for 175"

Saturday morning come down to the park for a pancake breakfast and a balloon competition.

Thanks to KTVB  channel 7  and a number of other businesses including:  The Idaho Lottery, The Statre of IDaho, The City of Boise, the Federal Aviation Administration, Lighter than Air American, Peak Broadcasting and many others.  

This is a Family Friendly event....so come on down to see the fun all week long!!

 

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Deborah Byron Leffler   SFR, PMN "The BZYBEE REALTOR"

Keller Williams Realty Boise

Serving All of Boise, Nampa, Meridian, Eagle, Caldwell, Marsing, Wilder, Homedale and Middleton

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Stephanie Reynolds
Integrity First Financial Group, Inc. - Santee, CA
East County San Diego Homes 619-838-4408

This sounds like a great festival! I love to see the hot air balloons here in Del Mar most summer sunsets. They always look so beautiful in the shrinking sunlight! We usually only have about 8. I can imagine how great the sunrise is going to be with 30 colorful balloons all rising from the earth! Have fun! Take lots of pictures!

Sep 01, 2010 09:05 AM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Stephanie...I hope I get to go over! It is always my favorite...have you ever seen a night glow!!! it is a wonderful thing to see...when it is dark they light up all the balloons as if they are launching them...they just glow!!! It is amazing!

Sep 01, 2010 01:26 PM
Michael Bergin
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - ABR - SRES - Alexandria, VA
Northern Virginia Real Estate

My wife never tires of telling me about her trip (as a bachelorette) to the Balloon Fiest in New Mexico.  She still has the pictures - an amazing site.

Sep 01, 2010 02:33 PM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Michael ...they really are a site to see!!! You will have to take her back one of these days!!!

Sep 01, 2010 03:33 PM
Jim Paulson
Progressive Realty (Boise Idaho) www.Progressive-Realty.info - Boise, ID
Owner,Broker

Deborah,

I have loved the hot air balloon events since attending the original Boise River Festivals.  I used to crew for the RE/MAX balloon on occasion and was able to go up a few times.  I remember one trip seeing a huge buck running along a creek below us in Star with surveyor ribbon streaming behind his rack.

 

You can see one photo I took by going to the new Boise Real Estate Group I just started today.

I am hoping that the new group that I started will gain more traction so all of our posts will get more activity.  Please consider starting to post your localized blogs to this site as one of your “groups” instead of the current "Boise Idaho Real Estate" group so we can work on getting more of your blogs featured in the future!  There were only 19 subscribers to this group so I will be contacting each of them to let them know my objective.  http://activerain.com/groups/BoiseRealEstate

 

Sep 03, 2010 05:30 AM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Hey Jim great Idea...I will join the group!!!   Thanks for starting it!!  

 

Sep 03, 2010 05:41 AM
Paul Gapski
Berkshire Hathaway / Prudential Ca Realty - El Cajon, CA
619-504-8999,#1 Resource SD Relo
 

Thank you for sharing your blog; we need Real estate Professionals to share their comments and information regarding their markets and experiences. Thanks again from beautiful Sunny San Diego

Aug 21, 2012 11:50 PM