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41st Helen balloon race is underway
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Local balloon-builder and race co-sponsor Tarp Head loads his balloon into a truck. The shop, between Helen and Cleveland, builds 10 to 15 balloons a year, depending on the economy, Head said. - photo by NAT GURLEY
The South’s oldest balloon event got underway Thursday in Helen. The United States’ only long-distance balloon race begins in Helen and the finish line is Interstate 95, anywhere between Maine and Miami. The winner of the 41st annual Helen to the Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race & Festival is the first person to cross I-95, or whoever is ahead at sunset today.