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Rotary Duck Race coming to Turkey Creek, adopt a duck to win!

Niceville.comApril 12, 2022Updated:April 12, 20221 Min Read
Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club 2022 Duck Race.
The Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club 2022 Duck Race. (Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club)

NICEVILLE, Fla. — A Duck Race is coming to Turkey Creek in Niceville next month.

The event, which features plastic ducks floating down Turkey Creek, is a Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club fundraiser. Race day is Saturday, May 7.

This year’s event is the club’s inaugural race. It has plans to hold the race annually.

duck race niceville 2003
Ducks float down Turkey Creek in 2003 during a duck race sponsored by the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce. (Dennis Gilson)

The community is invited to adopt ducks that club members will release at the starting line in the creek. The first duck across the finish line is the first-place winner.

There will be prizes!

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The cost to adopt a duck is $20 or get six ducks (a Quack Pack!) for $100. Adopt ducks online HERE.

Join the club for the race at Turkey Creek Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7.

Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club duck race 2022
The Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club will hold a Duck Race on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club)
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