HOWELL, MI — Hot air balloons are filling the sky with color this weekend in Howell. The Howell Chamber of Commerce is ...

But for alert motorists and homeowners, something unusual broke the monotony: A giant, sky-blue hot-air balloon, adorned with an orange goldfish and his toothy grin.

Food trucks will also be on site 7-9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday during the SnowMASS Ascension, where balloons fill the sky with color. About 2,000 people attend the free event throughout the weekend.

The sky is full of stuff. Much of it can be identified, often with the naked eye: police helicopters, prop planes, ravens and starlings and eagles, runaway pink and blue latex balloons from gender ...

Directionally, you never know where a balloon is going to go because the wind controls it. A balloon operator can send a balloon higher or lower, but not steer it in specific directions. So before ...

On Aug. 19, Kansas City’s Great Balloon and Puppet Glow will offer a walk-thru version of the puppet display (5-10 p.m.) as well as tethered hot air balloons firing up their burners as the sun sets.