Throughout the community, Rabun County had days of Independence Day celebrations
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.
Guiness may not deem it a world record, but the Lake Burton Ski Patriots view their annual feat as not only community uplifting but also a record.
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