No balloons but plenty of fun at Color Aloft Festival in Grayslake
Although weather kept hot air balloons out of the sky over Grayslake Saturday, there was still plenty to do at the Color Aloft Balloon Festival.
The event also featured a Civil War-era baseball game at the north end of the park. The Grayslake Athletics played the McHenry County Independents using the wildly different rules of 19th-Century baseball.
Musical entertainment, children's activities, storytelling and business booths also were part of the festival, and visitors were invited to bring a picnic to the park.
Dressed true to the period, Charlotte Rennehan of Grayslake advertises the Grayslake Historical Society's Cemetery Walk on Saturday at Color Aloft Balloon Festival.
Photo by Ernest J. Schweit
The horn section of Slam Funk, a Grayslake North High School jazz group, keeps the music going at Grayslake Colors Aloft Saturday.
Photo by Ernest J. Schweit
Ray Torres of Gurnee zeros in on the target at the darts booth Saturday at Color Aloft Balloon Festival in Grayslake.
Photo by Ernest J. Schweit
Aubree Cabalquinto, 11, of Wauconda heads back to earth after conquering the climbing wall Saturday at the Grayslake Color Aloft Balloon Festival.
Photo by Ernest J. Schweit
Dave Oberg, left, executive director of the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum, and Kurt Begalka, administrator of the McHenry County Historical Society, sing the McHenry fight song ahead of a Civil War-era baseball game Saturday at the Grayslake Color Aloft Galloon Festival.
Photo by Ernest J. Schweit
Analucia Tenorio of Round Lake had some canine companionship - her dog Carmello - on Saturday at the Grayslake Color Aloft Balloon Festival.
Photo by Ernest J. Schweit
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