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See downtown Howell through the eyes of a competitive balloon pilot

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By Jacob Hamilton Verified
| Ann Arbor News Verified
HOWELL, MI – Michigan’s biggest hot air balloon festival kicked off Friday, and more than three dozen pilots will compete each day at dawn and dusk. The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest welcomes pilots from across the nation, who compete in target-drop events designed to test their skill navigating their craft by climbing and descending to find the right winds. Points are awarded to pilots who drop beanbags within 50 meters of an X-shaped target.
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Balloons will fill skies above Howell this weekend for long-running competition

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By Jacob Hamilton Verified
| Ann Arbor News Verified
HOWELL, MI – The 41st annual Michigan Challenge Balloonfest kicks off Friday afternoon in Howell, bringing colorful balloons, thrilling competition drops and three days of family fun. Visitors can see 42 different hot air balloons during the three-day event, with 38 pilots competing in target-drop events, mass-launches and a nighttime balloon glow alongside other balloons shaped like iconic cartoon characters.
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Blaze and Blue camp offers girls an inside look at firefighting, law enforcement

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By Jacob Hamilton Verified
| Ann Arbor News Verified
ANN ARBOR, MI – A weeklong Ann Arbor camp designed to give young women an inside look at careers in law enforcement and firefighting is going strong in its fifth year. The annual Blaze and Blue camp has young women aged 14 to 18 spend four days — two with firefighters from the Ann Arbor Fire Department and other area agencies, and two with Ann Arbor Police Department officers — learning the fundamentals of those careers in a hands-on environment.
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