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Duck Race 2020 will be virtual Adopt your ducks at epduckrace.org With a mixture of regret and excitement, the Estes Park Duck Race Festival Committee has decided to host a virtual experience on Saturday, Sept. 19 instead of an in-person event. “We surely feel regret because the global pandemic forces us to find a new way to move forward safely with the 32nd Annual Estes Park Duck Race,” said ‘Big Duck’ Karen Thompson. “But as soon as we decided to have a virtual Duck Race, we started to see so many new and thrilling possibilities that we are now very excited!” Details are being developed that will ensure the race is accessible online, entertaining for those who tune into the livestream, and rewarding for the 67 Participating Organizations that are busy selling Duck Adoptions. The virtual event will feature a live Tail Spin Drawing of the major prizes and hundreds of Duck Buck certificates for local merchants. The Major Prizes include: - Cash Prize: $2,000
- Cash Prize: $1,000
- Travel Prize: 3-night stay for two at the Pine Lodge on Whitefish River near Glacier National Park
- Travel Prize: 3-night stay for two at the Explorer Cabins at Yellowstone National Park
- Travel Prize: 3-night stay for two at Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite National Park.
All travel prizes include extras, which vary between the resorts. Travel prizes have been provided by Delaware North, the lodging and concession corporation that includes the Ridgeline Hotel in Estes Park. “Delaware North has graciously extended the expiration dates for the travel prizes to 2022, which means the winners will have extra time to plan a safe trip,” Thompson said. Duck adopters will have the chance to win hundreds of prizes valued at $20 and up. The difference is that this year the merchants don't have to donate prizes. Most of the prizes, called Duck Bucks, will be provided by the Duck Race Committee and generous donors and can be redeemed at local businesses. “We think it's time to help our merchants, too,” Thompson said. “These are different times, to be sure, but this situation has given us the chance to ‘think outside the nest’ and do some things differently. The Duck Race volunteers will do everything we can to make this the very best Duck Race ever!” |
