Community Corner
Buy the Boss a “Bucket List” Christmas Gift… A Hot Air Balloon Flight over Michigan
This Christmas give a gift that’s likely to be on everyone’s bucket list. A hot air balloon ride from Westwind Balloon Company!
"Hot air balloon flights over Michigan are world renowned offering photographers a panoramic platform to capture the stunning beauty of our great state," says Scott Lorenz chief pilot and owner of Westwind Balloon Company in Plymouth, Michigan.
"We fly over the lakes and woods of Kensington Park and Island Lake State Park in Milford and Brighton," adds Lorenz. "Balloon flights make memorable gifts and are bucket list items for many. It's a great group gift too from everybody in the office. This time of year people pool their money with fellow employees and send the boss on a one way trip!"
"So if you're looking for a great gift for the boss or, for that matter, anyone you can think of - like your significant other, mother-in-law, school teacher, favorite college prof, parents, pastor, minister or rabbi, brother, sister, child … well you get the idea, then a balloon ride is the ticket," says Lorenz.
Lorenz says he is blessed to offer a service that is on most people's 'bucket list' and that he gets to share that thrill with hundreds of people every year.
"That's why the "bucket list gift" is so popular, because people who have accumulated everything material they could want don't really need anything. The only things they want to collect anymore are experiences. A balloon flight is the ultimate experience and it allows them to cross off that item on their own bucket list."
The balloon flight costs $695.00 for two people. Gift certificates for flights in the area over Kensington Park in Milford and Island Lake State Park in Brighton, Michigan can be purchased by calling 734-667-2098 or by visitinghttp://www.westwindcos.com/balloon or via email at: scottlorenz@westwindcos.com . Checks, Visa, AMEX, MasterCard and Discover Card are accepted. Flights are scheduled May through October.
About Scott Lorenz
Scott Lorenz, a commercial balloon pilot since 1982, has logged 1,650 + hours in-flight. He has flown over Niagara Falls, The Great Wall of China, Disney World, the Olympics, Austria, Japan, Spain, Red Rock Canyon NM. He co-piloted a Guinness World Record flight to 19,000' and a 20 hour-Gas Balloon flight from MI to KY. Westwind has been featured by FOX-2 Detroit, WDIV, WJR, The Detroit Free Press, Oakland Press to name a few and was named "most creative date" by It's Just Lunch. In 2012 Westwind was name one of America's Most Romantic companies for the balloon engagement flights. Scott's Westwind Balloon Company offers unforgettable rides over Michigan's breathtaking countryside.
Westwind Balloon Company is a member of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce, The Balloon Federation of America (BFA) and the Southeast Michigan Balloon Federation (SEMBA). Check out the flight FOX 2 Meteorologist Jessica Star had with Westwind Balloon Company http://youtu.be/TdtwaDxYTjE
