Off the Hill with Tricia Swenson: Rubber ducks return to race down Gore Creek in Vail during Labor Day weekend

2nd September, 2016 by

By Ross Leonhart

On Sunday, Sept. 4, Gore Greek will turn into a sea of yellow when over 10,000 ducks make their way downstream. The Vail Rotary Duck Race is a Labor Day tradition that brings more than smiles to the spectators, it brings well-needed programs and assistance to kids locally and globally. During the summer, members of the Vail Rotary sell ducks all throughout the county. You don’t actually buy a duck, but merely adopt one with hopes of it crossing the finish line first. This year, first place could earn up to $1 million. But even if your duck doesn’t come …

Source:: Vail Daily Feed

      

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