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We meet the most amazing people! This is Carolina BalloonFest 2011 -- Thank you Emily Sigmon! - hover your curser to see captions...

10/24/2016

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Just another amazing day in Paradise! Ballooning with Dale and Rachel for a birthday celebration...

10/4/2016

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Low and very slow coming in for a perfect touch down!

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IT'S A GREAT TIME FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING! Great weekend with great people, flying and tethering!

9/18/2016

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Cindy wanted a splash & dash — and we got VERY close!

7/2/2016

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Great morning for flying - Marsha and gang flew from the Balloonport early. Beautiful photos, Josie!

5/28/2016

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Aerosport Balloons over Cool Spring Center...happy birthday, Joey!

5/23/2016

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Getting ready at Cool Spring Center for a two-day retreat with Purple Heart Homes, and Marsha does a fly-over! Finally emerged from over a week of wind and rain....praise the lord!
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Fun with Carolinas Drone Imagery - photos by Gabriel!

4/20/2016

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AND SHE SAID "YES!" on a beautiful morning flight from Cool Spring with Josh and his lovely girlfriend, now fiancee, Taylor. A December 2016 wedding is planned. Congratulations to you both, and thanks to Melanie for capturing the magic moment in photos!

11/25/2015

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HALLOWEEN WEEKEND...FUN FLYING 

11/1/2015

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October Ballooning...catching up on Blogs!October 11, 2015

11/1/2015

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Thanks to Karen Leonard for inviting us to Oak Park Retirement Home in Salisbury where we had a blast giving folks rides all afternoon! Made lots of new friends. Thanks to Patric and Josie, Marsha, Dianne and Dusty...
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The Hot air balloon at Oak Parks Retirement lifts off with Oak Parks Retirement in back. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post - See more at: http://www.salisburypost.com/2015/10/12/getting-up-in-years-oak-park-residents-get-birds-eye-view/#sthash.ENVhhYwU.dpuf
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    Kristie and Charles have been ballooning, it seems like forever, but really only since 1981. This blog is a running log of fun flights and adventures in and around the Greater Cool Spring International Balloon Port and Space Museum, our home. Enjoy!

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Keep up with news about
2023 Carolina BalloonFest

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Statesville October 20, 21, 22.
Balloons fly in the mornings around 7:30 to 9:30 AM and before sunset, around 4:45 to 6:45 PM,
weather permitting.


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See you there!
A portion of proceeds raised through Carolina BalloonFest is distributed to local nonprofit organizations.
Each year donations are made by
​National Balloon Rally Charities to a number of regional organizations. Thank you for participating!
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Cool Spring Center
​399 West Page Hager Road
Cleveland, NC  27013

704-872-7761 office
​--by appointment only--


In the beautiful Cool Spring community
​in Central North Carolina!

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Photo by Wayne MacFarland @2021
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LINKS WE LIKE​

Balloon Federation of America
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

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Cool Spring Center

Carolina BalloonFest
Fire Fly Balloons

FIG Balloon Festival, Leon, Mexico

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Michele Cooke, Daniel Sasser, and Ron Ellis. ©2021


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