This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.
Weather permitting, over 20 hot air balloons will launch early Saturday and Sunday morning in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The launches are part of the Fall River Hot Air Balloon Festival.
Olivia Mears is executive director of the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. She previews the festival and the views attendees can expect at sunrise.
Plus, she talks about why the hot air balloon festival takes a year to get off the ground—literally.
