The hot air balloon "Celtic Magic" dips into Lake Boon in Stow, in a maneuver known as a "splash and dash," during the Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 15 2015.
Peanuts Encore, left, a balloon piloted by Ron Thornton of Littleton, prepares to ascend during the Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 15, 2015.
A balloon is inflated with hot air shortly after sunrise during the fifth annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 8, 2009.
Hot air balloons prepare to ascend during the Hudson Elks Balloon Festival in Aug. 9, 2008.
Hot air balloons prepare to ascend during the Hudson Elks Balloon Festival in Aug. 9, 2008.
A balloon piloted by Gary Morgan of Bedford, New Hampshire is inflated with hot air during the second annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 12, 2006.
A trio of hot air balloons fly over Hudson during the sixth annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 14, 2010.
Balloons pass near the Unitarian Church ofHudson in downtown Hudson during the sixth annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 14, 2010.
A balloon is reflected in the Assabet River during the fifth annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival in Aug. 8, 2009.
The hot air balloon Peanuts 4Ever casts a shadow over a marshy area in Hudson morning during the sixth annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 14, 2010.
Pilot and event organizer Bob Martel guides his balloon "Harmony" over the Fort Meadow Reservoir in Marlborough during the Hudson Elks r Balloon Festival in Aug. 8 2009.
Balloon pilot Gary Morgan of Bedford, New Hampshire talks to the residents of Maxwell Circle after landing his hot air balloon on their street during the the 4th Annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 9, 2008.
Pilot Bob Martel's crew drag his hot air balloon, " Celtic Magic" through a field after it came to a landing off of White Pond Road in Stow, Aug. 15, 2015.
The evening's balloon launch was grounded due to windy conditions, but spectators who stuck around were treated to the sight of a balloon glow Saturday night at the ninth annual Hudson Elks Balloon Festival, Aug. 20, 2016.
Wild Ride, a hot air balloon piloted by Dave Markowtiz of Maryland, New York, lights up the night sky in Hudson during Saturday night's balloon glow at the ninth annual Hudson Elks Balloon and Blues Festival Aug. 12, 2016.