Elizabeth Stowe, 9, and Megan Stowe, 5, of Tecumseh, ride on Sally the Camel, led by Jesse Malchow, of Camels Unlimited in Adair, during the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Aug. 10. Camel rides were a new addition to the Kids' Zone this year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Hot-air balloons light up during the Balloon Glow on Friday, Aug. 9, at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival. There were 25 balloons at the event this year, mostly from Oklahoma and the surrounding states. They also offered tethered rides and early morning balloon launches. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Navajo blues guitarist Levi Platero and his band perform at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Friday, Aug. 9. Other musical acts this year included Cam Allen, Adam Aguilar and Midnight South.
Charlie Jo Sartin, 8, of Earlsboro, practices shooting balloons at the Choctaw Archery Shoot during the Outdoor Network Expo at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9.
Jesse Morris, from Killer Chefs, mixes seasoning into some diced wild pork and demonstrates how to make it into a ham loaf during the Outdoor Network Expo at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9.
Four boys practice fishing for catfish at the ArmyBassAnglers Fishing Tank during the Outdoor Network Expo at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9.
Katy Risley, 6, looks out of the hot-air balloon basket as she and her aunt Courtney Riley, both of Bartlesville, take a tethered ride on Friday, Aug. 9, at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Harper Hamrick, 2, and her mom, Kelli Hamrick, of Ponca City, pet one of the dogs at the Fetch N' Fish Dog Show, during the Outdoor Network Expo at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Jaxxon King, of Tecumseh, far right, catches a catfish, which is scooped up by one of the Army Bass Anglers at the fishing pool during the Outdoor Network Expo at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Paxton McKenzie, with Extreme Animals, hands a Speckled King Snake to Waylon Meeks, 9, as Weston Meeks, 7, looks on and his dad, Gunner Meeks, all of Tecumseh, watches at the Pitt Stop Petting Zoo during the Outdoor Network Expo at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Oklahoma native and red dirt country singer Cam Allen performs with his band during the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Sat., Aug. 10. Other musical acts at the festival included Levi Platero, Midnight South and Adam Aguilar. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Alyvia Gallaway, 2, of Shawnee, completes her ride on Sally the Camel, with the help of Jesse, left, and Joe Malchow, with Camels Unlimited in Adair, during the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Aug. 10. Camel rides were a new addition to the Kids Zone this year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Tiago Herrera, 3, and Jasmine Herrera, 16, both of OKC, ride on Sally the Camel, led by Jesse Malchow, of Camels Unlimited in Adair, during the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Aug. 10. Camel rides were a new addition to the Kids Zone this year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Sgt. David DeFord, of the Oklahoma County Bomb Squad, answers questions about their robot from Luke Hernandez, 7, of TX, and Jett Radtke, 6, of Shawnee at the Touch-A-Truck portion of the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Aug. 10. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
A drone show was new to the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival this year on Aug. 9. Drones created shapes, such as the balloons shown, and were programmed to music - custom-made for the event. They replaced the annual Friday fireworks show.
One of the dogs in the Fetch N’ Fish Dog Show and Noodling Demo emerges from the tank after leaping in to catch a float and has a good shake during the Outdoor Network Expo at FireLake Arena on Aug. 9.
Outdoor Nation Expo Choctaw Archery Shoot
Outdoor Nation Expo - Extreme Animals Pitt Stop Petting Zoo
Outdoor Nation Expo - Extreme Animals Pitt Stop Petting Zoo
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - FlyTulsa Helicopter Rides
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - FlyTulsa Helicopter Rides
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 10 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 10 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 10 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 9 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 9 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 9 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 9 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 9 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 9 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Aug. 9 Balloon Glow
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Touch-A-Truck, Shawnee Fire Department
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Touch-A-Truck, Shawnee Fire Department
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Touch-A-Truck, Shawnee Fire Department
FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival - Touch-A-Truck, Shawnee Fire Department
“We are still awaiting a final count, but early estimates are at 60,000 attendees throughout the course of the weekend,” said Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) Social Media/Online Coordinator Reid Vishanoff, in an email, about the Seventh Annual FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival.According to a blog on www.potawatomi.org, the inaugural event was in 2017 and had an estimated 15,000 to...
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