What is Balloonfest '86?
'''Balloonfest '86''' was a 1986 event in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. Almost one and a half million [[balloon]]s were released into the sky. It was meant to raise money for [[United Way]]. The balloons flew over [[Lake Erie]] and areas near there. They caused problems for traffic, an airport, and the [[United States Coast Guard]]. Two boaters were found dead from [[drowning]]. The city faced [[lawsuit]]s of millions of dollars in damage. [[Category:Events in the United States]] [[Category:1986 in the United States]] [[Category:20th century in Cleveland]] [[Category:1980s in Ohio]] {{multistub|US|history}}