Wk Kellogg Airport (Battle Creek, MI)
By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
I am still going through my tons of photos I took at the Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival that was held here in Battle Creek, Michigan earlier this month.  I had gone to the event on Monday with my little brother from Big Brothers, Big Sisters and he wanted to visit the carnival section.  While there he had to try his hand at shooting hoops at one of the booths.  Well, to the surprise of those running the booth, he cleaned up!  Here he is with his winnings: a huge Curious George Monkey and a stuffed football.  I have been a volunteer for Big Brothers, Big Sisters (BBBS) since 2008, and I have really enjoyed it.  Lorenzo (pictured) and I have been together as a match for about 2 years now, and we always find things to go do together that is fun.  We go bowling a lot in the win...
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By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
I had to share this one.  Here I am at the NASA exhibit that was part of a moving expedition at the Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival in early July.  This was something you could climb a ladder and kind of climb into to pose for a photo.  Or, if you have a even greater imagination, you can just picture me walking on the moon showing houses or vacant land to developers.  Imagine what that will be like?  'Too much moon rock over here Mr. Buyer, I suggest you consider the valley over there.  It has a better earth rise in the morning...' Have a great day everyone!  
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By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
On the 4th of July weekend I went to the Battle Creek Field of Flight & Balloon Festival held at the W.K. Kellogg Airfield.  Part of the event was a fair, complete with a ferris wheel and some other rides.  I took the photo below when walking around right at dusk when I first got there, and I thought it was kind of a typical scene one might see anywhere in the country in July.  Just looking at it myself, it brings me back to all the times I went to the fair with my parents in the summer time.   Funnel Cake anyone?  How about a Sno Cone?
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By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
Last weekend at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival over the Independence Day weekend, there was an evening performance of a Rocket Car prior to the Fireworks show.  I did not really know much about the evening agenda, other than my wife and I went there to see the balloons and the fireworks show.  Right after the 'Balloon Illume' which I have written about earlier in my blog, there was a wonderful air show with air planes flying in loops spitting flames from their wings against the darkened sky.  It was really sensational, and everyone around was impressed. Then came the 'Rocket Car' performance, sponsored by the Air National Guard.  First of all, it should have been a clue when this supposedly super fast car had to be towed in through the gate.  I managed to b...
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By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
At the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival there was a wonderful fireworks display held at the end of the evening on Sunday July 3rd, 2011.  It was preceded by a Hot Air Balloon Illume (Short for 'Illumination' if you are unfamiliar with the term) and a night time air show with bi-planes throwing fire and shooting fireworks in the dark.  It was quite an entertaining evening already, but nothing quite tops a 4th of July celebration than good old fashioned fireworks on a hot summer night. The fireworks were so spectacular, and exciting, I thought I would share it all here for you.  I already posted a blog on part one of this event.  This blog entry is about part two of the Independence Day fireworks in Battle Creek, Michigan.  This section also contains the grand fina...
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By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
As a highlight of the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival held this past weekend, Sunday evening capped the days activities and events with a grand fireworks show in celebration of Independence Day across our nation. As in many places across the nation over the 4th of July weekend, fireworks were the traditional highlight of the evening festivities.  Ours was held Sunday evening, with a proposed rain date of Monday evening, which never needed to happen as the weather was beautiful. Our fireworks show was preceded by a Hot Air Balloon Illumination called a 'Balloon Illume' and a night airshow, which both were spectacular.  I shot video of the fireworks display, and uploaded it in two parts on my YouTube channel last night.  Creating videos on local events is always f...
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By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
Over the weekend my wife and I went to go see the Balloon Illume and Fireworks show at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival at the W.K. Kellogg airfield.  This is a huge annual fourth of July event that happens every year.  Regretfully I had never actually attended the festival myself, and only watched fireworks from afar and chased balloons around town over the years.  This year we went to go see the balloons illuminated at night, which I wrote another post about already on this.  A added treat was in store for us after the balloon Illume was over, and it had gotten dark.  As part of the pre-fireworks show, there was an night time air show. This Night Air show featured planes flying around spewing flames and shooting fireworks from their wings.  It was quite spe...
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