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Crown of Maine Balloon Festival. The Crown of Maine Balloon Festival is typically held during the last weekend of August at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds in Presque Isle. The festival features 15 colorful hot-air balloons that start launching at 5:30 a.m. each day.
Year began: 2003. The Crown of Maine Balloon Fest was born as part of the 2004 Isle Fest, when local pilot Dena Winslow and Canadian pilot Wild Bill Whelan convinced the Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce to give it a try. In addition to Dena and Bill, Doug Shippee from New Brunswick flew that first year.