Ravenna’s Balloon A-Fair is back for another year. The annual festival in Portage County which runs until Sunday is a celebration of hot air ballooning and is a big draw for both residents and tourists.
It’s rooted in Ravenna’s history, a nod to a different, much smaller type of balloon, known around the world.
Ravenna was once a manufacturing powerhouse, and one of the companies that called the city home during the 20th century was the Oak Rubber Company, known for its toy rubber balloons…