The 2010 Spiedie Festival is underway. For those not familiar with Spiedies, they are traditionally grilled marinated lamb served on Italian bread. Currently, most are either beef, pork or chicken. A popular dish in the Binghamton area & at the New York State Fair. I drove down to Binghamton to Don & Anne's to shoot some balloon photos. The festival has changed a bit since the last time I was here as part of our 2001 RV Trip - more booths & less room of the balloons, but they still manage to launch a number of them. Like last time, the ReMax balloon was set up for tethered flights for $5.00 per person while the rest flew free, free of the ground that is, at around $200.00 each. Not cheap, but lots of fun. Some photos from Friday evening's festival & launch:
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Spiedie Fest Page 2, Saturday, August 7th
Spiedie Fest Page 3, Sunday, August 8th
Last Update: September 21, 2013