Fifty years later, skateboard pioneer returns to Lebanon where epic trip began

Fifty years later, skateboard pioneer returns to Lebanon where epic trip began

Fifty years after beginning a cross-country skateboard journey in Lebanon, Jack Smith is returning to retrace portions of the route for a documentary about his historic 1976 trip. In the summer of 1976, Smith, Jeff French, and Mike Filben traveled from Lebanon to Williamsburg, Va., completing the first documented skateboard crossing of the United States. This August, Smith will retrace parts of that route as filming begins for a documentary he i…