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Balloons from the Sunday morning launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival dip into the Androscoggin River. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons drift over the Androscoggin River Sunday morning during the launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons are reflected in the Androscoggin River during Sunday morning’s launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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A balloon flies Sunday morning over Auburn during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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The Tailwind balloon rises Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons drift over the Androscoggin River Sunday morning during the launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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The Tailwinds balloon flies Sunday morning over Auburn during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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The Tailwinds balloon takes off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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A crew member helps inflate a ballon Sunday morning launch during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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The Tailwinds balloon drifts over Auburn during the Sunday morning launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Scenes from the Sunday morning launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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A balloon floats Sunday morning during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons drift over the Androscoggin River Sunday morning during the launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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The Tailwind balloon floats Sunday morning launch during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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A balloon floats Sunday morning during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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Balloons take off Sunday morning from Simard Payne Park in Lewiston during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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