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2007 Balloon Race
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George Richard, pilot of the WBRZ balloon, shakes Bill Cunningham's hand as he receives his first place reward Sunday morning during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race Awards Ceremony held at the Eola Hotel. View photo »
Peter Burns and Laura Godfrey look on as Babs Price receives the Spirit of Steckler Award Sunday morning during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race Awards Ceremony. View photo »
Walter "Wolfman" Washington performs Sunday afternoon during the Great Mississippi Rive Balloon Race. Also pictured is bassist Jack Cruz. View photo »
Karen Kent is all smiles after coming in Fifth place during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race Awards Ceremony Sunday morning at the Eola Hotel. View photo »
Pilot and first place winner George Richard raises his balloon on the grounds of Rosalie Sunday afternoon. View photo »
Pilots Robert and Sally Lupton relax Sunday afternoon after competing in the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. Both Pilots took in the music and watched others raise balloons on the grounds of Rosalie. View photo »
Jimmy Carpenter plays the tenor sax Sunday afternoon during the last day of the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Wind pushes Stephen Guidoâ's balloon Geronimo over during the last day of the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. Strong winds kept pilots from lifting off during the final day of the race. View photo »
Flames heat the air inside of a balloon Sunday afternoon during the last day of the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. Strong winds kept pilots from lifting off during the final day of the race. View photo »
Johnny Sketch and Busta Gnutt perform Saturday night during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes rocked the house first on the grounds of Rosalie and then later at Biscuits and Blues on Main Street. View photo »
Anders Simha catches a ball thrown by his father Saturday afternoon during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Pilot Greg Hanson throws his beanbag onto the target Saturday afternoon during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. Pilots tried to drop a beanbag on a barge in the river during the afternoon race yesterday. View photo »
Balloons fly over the Mississippi River Bridges Saturday afternoon during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Balloons fly over the Natchez Bluff Saturday afternoon during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Rankin Reynolds, Christie Harrison and Maggie Ulmer enjoy a ride Saturday afternoon on the grounds of Rosalie during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Oliva Dodd and Toni Veillon watch the afternoon race from the Natchez Bluff Saturday afternoon during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Robin Lee holds Mallory Lee as she sleeps Saturday afternoon during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Andrew Stubbs helps Dennis Barrett, pilot, raise his balloon Saturday morning during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. Barrett lifted off from the grounds of Adams County Christian School. View photo »
Zach and Andy Katzenmeyer help inflate a balloon Saturday morning on the grounds of Adams County Christian School. View photo »
Gina Cauthen holds Sarah Katherine Cauthen as she points to a balloon that is lifting off from the grounds of Adams County Christian School Saturday morning. View photo »
Dan Martindale takes off from the grounds of Adams County Christian School Saturday morning during the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. The morning race took pilots from a target behind First Baptist Church to a target on the grounds of Melrose. View photo »
Judy and Jesse Flowers, of Monroe, watch as balloons fly over the grounds of Melrose Saturday morning. Pilots did their best to drop their beanbags on targets set up at Melrose and behind First Baptist Church during the second day of the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
A flag is tossed from the WBRZ balloon in hopes of hitting the target on the grounds of Melrose. The Great Mississippi Balloon Race continued Saturday with pilots throwing their beanbags at two different targets during the morning race. View photo »
Pilot Mike Hanson drops his beanbag over the grounds of Melrose Saturday morning during the second day of the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race. View photo »
Stephen Guido tests his burner on Louisiana 141 in Vidalia before taking off for the hare and hound race Friday morning. View photo »
Hot air balloons line an area near Louisiana 141 in Vidalia Friday morning before the hare and the hound race. In the race, one balloon — the hare — inflates and takes off first. Then, all others balloons follow, trying to replicate the path of the hare. View photo »
Approximately 25 hot air balloons take off near Louisiana Friday morning for the hare and the hound Race. View photo »
Peyton McCarney smiles as a balloon lights up in front of her Friday night on the grounds of Rosalie. View photo »
John Austin Pitre and Nathan Thompson enjoy the swing ride Friday night after the balloon glow. The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race continues today with races at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. View photo »
Crowds gathered on the grounds of Rosalie Friday night to watch tethered balloons as they glow. The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race continues today with races at 7 a. m. and 4 p. m. View photo »
Milton Rawles and Cathy Jones help to inflate the Budweiser balloon before the flight Friday morning. Balloons lifted off from Vidalia and landed near the Beau Pre Golf Course in Natchez. Races continue today with balloons lifting off at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. View photo »
Pat Cannon flies his balloon over the Mississippi River during the media flight Friday morning. Races will continue today with balloons lifting off at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. View photo »
Milton Rawles and Cathy Jones help to inflate the Budweiser balloon before the media flight Friday morning. Balloons lifted off from Vidalia and landed near the Beau Pre Golf Course in Natchez. View photo »
