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MediaAdvisoryDuluthHotAirBalloonFestival

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MEDIAADVISORY
September12,2017

(BayfrontFestivalParkDuluth,MN)The5thAnnualDuluthHotAirBalloonFestival,PresentedbyKernand
KompanywillreturnthisFriday,SaturdayandSundayatBayfrontFestivalParkinDuluth.TheeventfeaturesHotAir
Balloons,CraftBrewVillage,KiwanisClubofFriendlyDuluthFamilyKiteFly,KidsLiveFeaturingKevinQuinnfromthe
HitDisneyTVShowBunkD,LiveMusic,andtheDreamWorldTourofTheColorRun5K.RegistrationforThe
ColorRun5Kisalsoopenandthosewishingtoregistercanvisitwww.kernkompany.com

WewillbehostingaMediaEventtomorrow(Wednesday,September13)at3:30p.m.atBayfrontFestivalPark.If
windspeedanddirectionaresuchthatwecanperformalaunchwewillworktoputthosemediawhoareinattendance
insidethebasketforaflightoverDuluthandthesurroundingregion(sopleasecomepreparedasapotentialflight
wouldlast3045minutes).Ifweatherisnotcooperatingwewilltryandinflatetheballoonsanddoatetheredrideor
basketburn.

WearealsohopefulthatwecanrelyonthemediatosharewiththepublicthathotairballoonswillNOTbeinflated
throughoutthefestival,andtheywillonlybeinflatedand/orlaunchduringthespecificwindowsstatedintheschedule.
Inorderforalaunchtotakeplacewemustmeetthefollowingcriteria:

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1.Cloudsmustbeaminimumof2,000fromgroundtobottomlayerofclouds,andatleast3milesofvisibility.

2.WindsatBayfrontmustbeunder9milesperhour,andwindspeeds250abovegroundmustbeunder13
milesperhour.

3.Windsdirectionmustbeoffthelakeandblowingina340degreeto180degreedirectiontowards
Duluth/Hermantown/Proctor.

Pleasepublishthescheduleasfollows:

Wednesday,September13
3:30p.m.MediaEvent(withpotentialmediaride/launchopportunity).

Friday,September15
3:00p.m.CraftBrewVillageOpens
5:15p.m.BalloonLaunchWindow#1Opens(windspeed&winddirectioncontingent)
5:30p.m.TetheredBalloonRideWindow#1Open(windspeedcontingent)
6:00p.m.LiveMusicStarts
6:30p.m.Music:Pipes&Drums(mainstage)
7:30p.m.BalloonGlowEvent(windspeedcontingent)
9:00p.m.EventClose

Saturday,September16
6:45a.m.BalloonLaunchWindow#2Opens(windspeed&winddirectioncontingent)
7:00a.m.TetheredBalloonRideWindow#2Open(windspeedcontingent)
9:00a.m.BalloonLaunch/RideWindow#2Closes
11:00a.m.KiwanisClubofFriendlyDuluthFreeFamilyKiteFly
12:00p.m.LiveMusicStarts
12:00p.m.CraftBrewVillageOpen
12:05p.m.MiddleSchoolWeatherBalloonLaunch,PresentedbySt.LouisCounty
5:00p.m.KIDSLIVEfeaturingKevinQuinn,PresentedbyCarlsonOrthodonticsandExploreMN
5:45p.m.BalloonLaunchWindow#3Opens(windspeed&winddirectioncontingent)
5:30p.m.TetheredBalloonRideWindow#3Open(windspeedcontingent)
7:30p.m.BalloonLaunch/RideWindow#3Closes
9:00p.m.EventClose

Sunday,September17
6:45a.m.BalloonLaunchWindow#4Opens(windspeed&winddirectioncontingent)
7:00a.m.TetheredBalloonRideWindow#4Open(windspeedcontingent)
8:00a.m.TheColorRun5K"DreamWorldTour"
9:00a.m.BalloonLaunch/RideWindow#4Closes
12:00p.m.EventClose

We will be publishing LIVE updates throughout the weekend via our @duluthballoonfestival and @kernkompany facebook
pages on pending launch updates. Also visit our event website at www.kernkompany.com for lastest updates.
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