Thousands Gather to see balloons launch in pougukeepsie

As the sun rose this morning, 15 hot air balloons took to the sky, floating majestically over hundreds of spectators lining the Walkway Over the Hudson and the Hudson River Rowing Association Boathouse on North Water Street in Poughkeepsie.

The second day of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 13th Balloon Festival began today with the “mass launch” at 6 a.m. from the Boathouse. Families, residents and visitors woke early to see the colorful balloons get filled and then take to the skies, floating thousands of feet in the air, until they were no longer visible.

via – The Poughkeepsie Journal