A nationally recognized festival made a stop right here in southern Colorado. The water lantern festival returned to Prospect Lake on Saturday evening.Gates opened at 5:30 pm before the lanterns were launched closer to sunset.Th e festival also features live music, food trucks, and other vendors.A music performance and a meditation ceremony lead up to the lantern release at eight thirty at night.Attendees personalized lanterns with a special message or drawings of their choosing. "Yeah, I just wrote like what I want for the future, what I hope, and who I hope to become."Right around 8:30, people set adrift their lanterns across Prospect Lake as they floated with all their personalized messages.____Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching. ...read more read less