Salute to America!

It's that time again. Fireworks weekend at Lake Burton is upon us! The show is on June 30th this year, which is strange, but it's also strange that the 4th of July is on a Wednesday...we'll make it work, I guess! This is a coveted weekend and a long-time family tradition for the West family and many other families on the lake. Yes, it is the most crowded weekend of the year, and it is less than thrilling to be tossed around like you are in the ocean. But it is all worth it once you experience this one-of-a-kind fireworks show on Saturday night. We've never missed a single one!

Let me set the scene for you...

Fireworks Saturday is usually always a beautiful summer day (knock on wood!!), and you spend all day out on the water. Swimming, floating, paddling, riding in the boat, water sporting (if you dare)...you get the idea. When we were little, all of the cousins would spend hours decorating our "float boat" with red, white, and blue streamers and balloons so that we would have the most festive boat on the water! The Saturday night dinner always consists of something All-American - usually ribs or fried chicken with corn and green beans, and we eat on the porch or upper deck all decked out in our patriotic outfits. 

I mentioned that when we were younger, the tradition was to decorate the float boat. Now that we have grown up, our new tradition is to make festive, 4th of July drinks! May I introduce to you, "No pressure, no problems," a drink adapted from my cousin's honeymoon in Jamaica....

Is there anything more patriotic than this?!?

So after dinner, we jump in the boat and head down to Billy Goat Island, where the fireworks are shot from. It takes a while to get down there because there are so many boats going the same way, the entire lake is treated as a no wake zone. So a spontaneous dance party usually breaks out on our boat....

Typical.

Then once we finally make it down there, we scoot our boat up as close as possible and settle in around 9:30pm (dark) for 30 minutes of shear beauty and entertainment. But here's the best part - Not only is this an amazing and impressive display of fireworks almost completely paid for by donations from lake residents, but after you get the boom of the fireworks going off, you hear it echo through the mountains for an absolutely awe-inspiring effect. It really is a fireworks display and experience like no other. I wish I had a picture of the fireworks to insert here for the finale, but I can't find any. I guess that means any of you that haven't been will have to come see for yourselves! 

Happy 4th of July holiday and safe travels to everyone this weekend and week! Don't forget to call Burton Rabun Real Estate Company at 706.947.3572 for all of your Northeast Georgia Lake and Mountain real estate needs, and come join us out on the lake this weekend!