In this episode, we’ll meet CPN’s new District 11 legislator, Andy Walters, and hear from a graduate student about his most recent project ground mapping Potawatomi presence in the Great Lakes region. We’ll also visit this summer’s FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival.
The FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival will offer two days of balloon glows, balloon launches and rides, and family-friendly entertainment in Shawnee, Oklahoma on August 13 and 14th. Admission is free, and commercial and tethered balloon rides are available for purchase. Find more information, including an event schedule, at firelakeballoonfest.com.
The FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival will offer two days of balloon glows, balloon launches and rides, and family-friendly entertainment in Shawnee, Oklahoma on August 13 and 14th. Admission is free, and commercial and tethered balloon rides are available for purchase. Find more information, including an event schedule, at firelakeballoonfest.com.
Out of an abundance of caution and concern for public safety, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has announced the cancellation of the 2020 FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival and Outdoor Nation Expo.
To prepare the 29 pieces of art, Clark took extra care with each step including cleaning, priming, painting the balloon portrait, and sealing the ostrich egg. There are no specific tools made to hold ostrich eggs for painters like Clark. So, he created his own version.
The FireLake Fireflight Balloon Fest, Oklahoma’s biggest balloon festival of 2019, brings live performers, family-friendly activities, fireworks, and a hunting and fishing expo as well as a display of 25 hot air balloons and more this August.