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This Forest Festival favorite returns in 2026!
The Mariner Band Boosters are excited to bring back the beloved Duck Race! Watch as 1,500 yellow rubber ducks are dropped from the Maple Street Bridge, plunging into the river and racing to the finish line near the Elk’s Lodge #250.
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Manistee County Sheriff’s Department Marine Patrol will be there to scoop them up and determine the winners!
Prizes:
1st Place – $500 Cash
2nd Place – $100 Cash
3rd Place – $50 Cash
Last Place – $25 Cash
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Purchase tickets at:
• Alpine Chocolat Haus
• Manistee Chamber of Commerce
• Manistee Senior Center
• Fricano’s
• The Outsider
• Snyder’s Shoes
• Manistee Visitor’s Center
• Pure Manistee Gifts
• TJ's Pub
Event starts at 12PM following the Forest Festival Parade.
In case of inclement weather, the winners shall be determined by drawings from a pool of purchased Duck Race ticket stubs, according to the rules established by the Charitable Gaming Division of the State of Michigan.
Questions? Please email: mapsbandboosters@gmail.com
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Event Tags:
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Event Categories:
Festivals/Fairs,Causes
Event ID:
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