The 39th annual Forest Park Balloon Race and Balloon Glow took place on the weekend of Sept. 16-17.
On Sept. 16, all of the race participants lit their burners and let them “glow” for spectators. Following this was a firework show. On Sept. 17, the actual race took place.
According to the event’s website, First place, second place and third place awards were given out to Larry Owen, Joe Nusrala and John Daugherty, respectively.
Also according to their website, “The 2011 Great Forest Park Balloon Race and Balloon Glow occured with great success.”