Eastham's 2016 'Annual Thanksgiving Duck Race' - November 13th

Again this year, the Eastham Recreation and Beach Department is having its annual rubber duck race. This year it will be next Sunday (November 13th) at the end of First Encounter Beach, on Bee's River. Prizes will be 'awarded' to the top finishers. It's a buck a duck and they start swimming at 12:30 PM. This should be a lot of fun.

If you'd like to buy a duck (for a buck), call the Rec Department at 508-240-5974 after 10 AM on Wednesday November 9th. Ducks are assigned automatically, by the order of the calls. When all the ducks are gone, they're gone! This is a rain or shine event. You must pay on race-day and be present to win.

2014 Rubber Ducky Race - November 15th

Again this year, the Eastham Recreation and Beach Department is having its annual rubber duck race on the Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 15th) at the end of First Encounter Beach, on Bee's River. Prizes will be 'awarded' to the top finishers. It's a buck a duck and they start swimming at 9 AM. This should be a lot of fun.

If you'd like to buy a duck (for a buck), call the Rec Department at 508-240-5974 after 10 AM tomorrow (Nov 12th). Ducks are assigned automatically, by the order of the calls. When all the ducks are gone, they're gone! This is a rain or shine event. You must pay on race-day and be present to win.

Rubber Duckie Takes On World

I don't know how I missed this until now, but a giant rubber duckie is on a world tour. The 50 foot duck has visited several cities (12 cities so far, including London, Sydney, and currently Hong Kong) and is making a visual splash wherever it goes. Rumor has it that it's next grand entrance is somewhere (it's a secret!) in the US. My guess would be San Francisco, but maybe Boston would be more fun.

Check out this video from Sydney.

2012 Thanksgiving Rubber Duckie Race - November 18th

Again this year, the Eastham Recreation and Beach Department is having its annual rubber duck race on the Sunday before Thanksgiving (November 18th) at the end of First Encounter Beach, on Bee's River. Prizes will be 'awarded' to the top 10 finishers. It's a buck a duck and they start swimming at 3 PM. This should be a lot of fun.

If you'd like to buy a duck (for a buck), call the Rec Department at 508-240-5974 after 10 AM this Wednesday (Nov 14th). Ducks are assigned automatically, by the order of the calls. When all the ducks are gone, they're gone! This is a rain or shine event. You must pay on race-day and be present to win.

Eastham's 2011 Thanksgiving Rubber Duck Race

The Eastham Recreation & Beach Department is having its annual rubber duck race this next Sunday (November 20th) at the end of First Encounter Beach, on Bee's River. Prizes will be 'awarded' to the top 10 finishers. It's a buck a duck and they start swimming at 12 Noon. This should be a lot of fun.

If you'd like to buy a duck (for a buck), call the Rec Department at 508-240-5974 after 9 AM this Thursday (Nov 17th). Ducks are assigned automatically, by the order of the calls. When all the ducks are gone, they're gone! This is a rain or shine event. Must pay on race-day. Must be present to win.

I hope to see you there!

Eastham Rec's Annual Rubber Duck Race

The Eastham Recreation & Beach Department is having its annual Thanksgiving rubber duck race this next Sunday (November 21st) on Bee's River, at the end of First Encounter Beach.  Prizes will be 'awarded' to the top 5 finishers. It's a buck a duck and they start swimming at 1:30 PM - sharp! This should be a lot of fun. If you'd like to buy a duck (for a buck), call the Rec Department at 508-240-5974 - starting today. When all the ducks are gone, they're gone. This is a rain or shine event. Don't miss it! To see the Rec Department's flyer, go .. Here.

Eastham's Thanksgiving Rubber Duck Race

The Eastham Recreation & Beach Department is having its annual rubber duck race this next Sunday (November 15th) at the end of First Encounter Beach, on Bee's River. Prizes will be 'awarded' to the top 5 finishers. It's a buck a duck and they start swimming at 1 PM - sharp! This should be a lot of fun. If you'd like to buy a duck (for a buck), call the Rec Department at 508-240-5974 after 9 AM this Thursday. When all the ducks are gone, they're gone. This is a rain or shine event. I hope to see you there. To see the Rec Department's flyer, go .. Here.

Another Rubber Duckie Story - This One Dead Serious

The Wall Street Journal ran a story last week about the use of Rubber Duckies in the study of the ice melt in Greenland. They were struggling for a cheap way to study how fast the ice cap on Greenland was melting. So they came up with the idea of planting rubber duckies, each with identifiers and email addresses attached and letting the under ice rivers take them to the open water where they will, ultimately, be found. They may even wash up on a remote beach somewhere. Read about this science project in the Wall Street Journal. And I was whining about Eastham's rubber duckie race. Hmmm.