BALLOON INVASION: Nothing New.
Years ago was another international invasion by balloon. It happened here in Detroit, when Chilly Willy broke loose from the Thanksgiving Parade and headed to the river. “Fly, Chilly, fly!”25 years ago on a windy Thanksgiving morning the 40 foot Chilly Willy balloon came loose and broke free from his moorings, floating away to the delight of a cheering crowd that chanted “Fly Chilly Fly” as he drifted toward Canada and eventually out of sight. The 40 foot tall, wayward…