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We are anticipating high temperatures today. Due to intense heat conditions, Colonial Williamsburg's open outdoor trade locations will move indoors at 1:00PM. You can find trades at the Art Museums, open interior trade shops, and Charlton Coffeehouse. Please reference the calendar of events for the most up-to-date information on programming, open sites, and amenities. Click here for tips to beat the heat.

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What Goes Up

In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers sent up the first occupied hot air balloon in front of thousands of witnesses in Versailles, including Queen Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI, and Benjamin Franklin. Watch as we portray the events through the eyes of the passengers: a rooster, a duck, and a terrified sheep named Montauciel. 

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