Rubber Ducky Day Chicago

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Rubber ducky day chicago.

If you peered into the chicago river on thursday you might have thought it had rained rubber duckies but it was actually chicago s 14th annual ducky derby. Today is national rubber ducky day. Rubber ducky race 2020. 50 000 yellow rubber ducks are splashed into the chicago river to fundraise for the special olympics illinois.

The 14th annual chicago ducky derby ambassador 20 year old maria meyers watches the finish line after more than 60 000 rubber ducks were dumped off the wabash bridge into the chicago river to. A family festival featuring entertainment prizes and the ducky derby mascot splash will. In 1970 jim henson performed the song rubber duckie as ernie on sesame street and the rubber duck bath toy has been an iconic american symbol ever since rubber ducks have been around since the rise of the rubber industry in the late 1800s but no one knows their exact origin. Michigan avenue on race day.

A dump truck will launch the rubber ducks from chicago s wabash avenue bridge with one lucky duck moving downriver and crossing the finish line first in this 14 year tradition. Thousands gathered to watch chicago s 14th annual ducky derby where over 63 000 rubber ducks splash down for a race down the chicago river. 60 000 rubber ducks wearing sunglasses splash into the chicago river. Chicago wls more than 57 000 rubber ducks were dropped into the chicago river thursday for the 10th annual rubber ducky derby to benefit special olympics illinois.

The 14th annual chicago ducky derby will take off down the chicago river from the wabash bridge thursday. Ducks are available for adoption for 5 until 12 30 p m. Proceeds from the chicago ducky derby go to special olympics illinois which received a. The windy city rubber ducky derby is a charity event put on by the special olympics.

Rubber duckie you re the one out of the 63 000 that will race down the chicago river on thursday afternoon.