IDIDADUCK
Posted by Peter Mulcahy
A true Eagle River Tradition. Buy a raffle ticket to sponsor a Duck. Then come to the Eagle River Bear Paw Festival Main Stage Area on Sunday to join in the excitement as these plastic waterfall daredevils race down the treacherous cascade of the purpose built sluice. Then cheer as Miss Bear Paw and her Court chose the winning Ducks. Lots of prizes and all the money goes to help our Eagle River Area Rotarians with their many projects.
For almost as long as there has been a Bear Paw Festival, there has been an IDIDADUCK.
We started out letting our plastic waterfowl race down the creek and let the best duck win. Lots of fun, but, as you know, it's all fun and games until someone raises concerns over bank erosion. Undaunted, we moved the event to the heart of Bear Paw. Each year we construct a sluice roughly reminiscent of our mining history, very roughly, fill it with water and the ducks and then let them go. The excitement mounts as they navigate the dangerous route to end up in the kiddie pool. The winning duck is selected by Miss Bear Paw.
Plenty of prizes with a top prize of $1,000.
All the proceeds go to support the many programs our Eagle River Area Rotarians support.