Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Ohio’s Failed Balloon Launch in 1986
Watching a helium balloon ascend into the skies and float away has become a symbol of grief here in America. I’m not sure where the idea of balloon releases started but it has since grown like wildfire and so many people across the country let go of balloons in remembrance of their loved ones. Well, this isn’t necessarily great for the Earth for many reasons.
Most of the time these balloon releases go well and they float away until they eventually lose helium and land somewhere else on planet Earth. Sometimes that’s in the ocean or other places but either way, it’s like littering and has become illegal in some places. I’m surprised balloon releases weren’t made illegal after Cleveland tried to set the Guinness World Record and failed HORRIBLY.
Who even knew that there was a World Record for the most amount of balloons released at once? I know I didn’t but I should’ve known, there’s a world record for just about everything under the sun. Well, the record for the most balloons released at once is an abundantly large number and Cleveland was SO close to holding the record until disaster struck.
In 1986 many gathered in downtown Cleveland and as they filled the streets they also filled a suspended net with balloons. As the crowd and balloons gathered so did the anticipation as they were preparing to set off the barrage of balloons to make history, but I don’t think they accounted for the weather.
As they placed the last balloon into place and released the cord on the net, the city of Cleveland and all who gathered watched as 1.5 million helium-filled balloons floated to the sky until they started to fall back down. Below is a TikTok video explaining how this happened.
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As the balloons surrounded the Terminal Tower onlookers assumed they would continue to rise. The balloons collided with a cold front and rain which sent the balloons falling back to ground level. This caused havoc as the still-fully inflated balloons caused distracted drivers to crash, the airspace to be shut down started clogging waterways, and even made it impossible for a search party to find two fishermen who had gone missing, their bodies washed up two days later.
Horses were startled and much more damage was done around Northeast Ohio, which led to the event organizers being fined $100,000. All of this occurred and it may have all been in vain due to the results of the event. Not only did catastrophe hit but Guinness World Records didn’t even acknowledge the attempt so it was as if this crazy balloon tragedy never occurred.
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Sure, you could make it a daytrip but you’ll probably need a whole weekend to make sure you get the full experience.
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CLEVELAND (WJW) – A Northeast Ohio native and University of Akron alum is officially joining the NBA.
Enrique Freeman was picked by the Indiana Pacers during Round 2 of the NBA Draft Thursday evening. He was the 50th pick overall.
Freeman, who previously played for Cleveland’s St. Martin De Porres High School, is a 6′ 7″ power forward whose draft stock kept rising since the draft combine.
While playing for the Zips, according to the NBA, Freeman became a four-time MAC All-Defensive team member, two-time First-Team All-MAC member and two-time MAC Tournament MVP (2022, 2024). He also won 2022 MAC Defensive Player of the Year.
During his last season in college, Freeman averaged 18.6 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.7 blocks and 0.8 steals.
Learn more about over NBA Draft picks here.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa guard, Caitlin Clark, was named 2023-24 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, announced today by the Big Ten Conference Office.
Clark, from West Des Moines, Iowa, is the first Hawkeye to win the award in back-to-back years. She is also only the third repeat winner in Big Ten Conference history, joining Wisconsin’s Suzy Favor (1988, 1989, 1990) and Indiana’s Lilly King (2017, 2018).
She is also the third Hawkeye student-athlete to win the award, joining Kristy Gleason (field hockey, 1994) and Megan Gustafson (women’s basketball, 2019). She is also ninth women’s basketball student-athlete to win the award, joining Gustafson, Purdue’s Joy Holmes (1991), MaChelle Joseph (1992), Stephanie White (1999) and Katie Douglas (2001), Penn State’s Kelly Mazzante (2004), Ohio State’s Jessica Davenport (2007), and Minnesota’s Rachel Banham (2016).
It is the ninth time a Hawkeye (men’s or women’s student-athlete) has earned the Big Ten Athlete of the Year award, and the fourth time in the past six seasons. Iowa’s past winners include wrestlers Ed Banach (1983), Barry Davis (1985) and Brent Metcalf (2008), football player Chuck Long (1986), men’s basketball player Luka Garza (2021), Gleason, and Gustafson.
Clark won the 2024 Honda Cup on Monday, and was named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year as by THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). She also won the 2024 Naismith, Wooden and Wade Trophies along with the Associated Press and USBWA Ann Drysdale Player of the Year honors.
She is also a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award and is the first-ever three-time winner of the Dawn Staley Award. She also won the Honda Sport Award for Basketball in April.
Clark, who now plays for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, is the NCAA basketball all-time leading scorer and the only player in NCAA Division I men’s or women’s basketball history to lead her conference in scoring and assists in four consecutive seasons. Clark led the nation in 10 different offensive categories, including averaging 31.6 points and 8.9 assists per game and also broke the NCAA women’s tournament scoring record during the Hawkeyes’ final NCAA Tournament run.
Off the court, she is a three-time First Team Academic All-American and was named the 2024 CSC Academic All-America of the Year.
The Big Ten Athletes of the Year are selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each institution.
Summer is in full swing and Independence Day 2024 is right around the corner.
While many celebrate the annual holiday with cookouts, parades and fireworks, fishing is also a popular activity for the 4th of July. If you’re seeking the best destinations in the U.S. for fishing on the 4th, look no further than Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio, is the best 4th of July fishing destination in the U.S., according to a report from FishingBooker.com, an online fishing charter service.
“It’s only suitable to kick off this year’s fishing destinations list with the largest city on Lake Erie – Cleveland,” FishingBooker.com writes in its report. “If we were to use only one word to describe Cleveland, it would be diversity. This Ohio beauty promises not only various fish species and numerous bodies of water for exploring, but also an array of activities to do this Independence Day. That’s why Cleveland is the perfect Fourth of July getaway location.”
Beyond Cleveland, eight additional U.S. cities made rankings for best fishing destinations in the U.S., according to FishingBooker.com.
1. Cleveland, OH
2. Fairfield, CT
3. Seward, AK
4. Astoria, OR
5. Port Arthur, TX
6. Sebago Lake, ME
7. Glenwood Springs, CO
8. Huntington Beach, CA
9. Brainerd, MN
The full report from FishingBooker.com on the nine best 4th of July fishing destinations in the U.S. can be found online.
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