Six Thousand Rubber Duckies in the Chena River

Yes … You read the title correctly. The Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce dumped 6,000 little, plastic, yellow Rubber Duckies, with numbers around their necks into the Chena River as part of Golden Days. This is an annual event and many people participate for a chance to win a lot of cash. You can purchase a ticket worth $5,000 or $10,000. If the duckie with your ticket number on it comes in first, you win. Although we were there in person, we still don’t know what the winning ticket number is. So we may be $5,000 ricer. Keep your fingers crossed for us!!Here are some fun photos of the event:

View of the bridge where poeple watched the ducks float by:

Here they come:

Ducks Up Close and Personal:

People watching the ducks float by:

Collecting the Ducks:

The company that operates the pipeline was on hand to collect the ducks with their oil spill response equipment: