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Hot air balloons race to the ocean from Ga. mountains
Annual event launches today in Helen
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Competitors inflate their balloons before last year’s Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race and Festival. This year’s event runs through the weekend, starting with the race today and balloon rides and other events through Saturday in Helen.
The Helen to the Atlantic Balloon race, the South’s oldest balloon event and the only long distance hot air race in the U.S., will take to the air this weekend in Helen. Race competitors and local fliers will launch their balloons at 7 a.m. today, weather permitting. If conditions are too windy or storms are forecast, the takeoff will be postponed until conditions are favorable.