Over 300 rubber duckies made the fast-paced journey down the stream
Aroostook Republican photo/B.Scott
Normally one looks for rainbow trout in cold water streams, but last Friday evening kids and adults alike were watching the rainbow of rubber ducks, above, floating down the Caribou Stream.
Dustin Woods approaches the rubber ducks in the Caribou Stream following the Rubber Duck Race hosted by the Red Knights.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
Trinity St. Pierre has a new lucky number. The six-year-old from Caswell had purchased the winning duck, number 177, during the Caribou Cares about Kids, Rubber Duck Race. Trinity received a $578 check from Red Knights treasurer and quarter master Brian Lajoie, left, as her dad, Greg looked on. The duck race involved 355 rubber ducks (all numbered) being dumped into the Caribou Stream, then making their way downstream to the area of the boat landing on lower Lyndon Street. The event was sponsored by the Maine Chapter 7 of the Red Knights, Caribou, a motorcycle organization whose members are all local firefighters. The group sold 355 out of 500 possible rubber ducks for the event. The Red Knights recognized the first three ducks completing the route with the winners sharing 50 percent of the total proceeds. The remainder of the proceeds will go to charities selected by the Red Knights.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
These three young spectators weren’t just “Sitting on the dock of the bay” – they were patiently waiting for 355 rubber ducks to float down the Caribou stream at the recent Rubber Duck race sponsored by the Red Knights.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
Members of the Red Knights released rubber duckies into the Caribou Stream, beginning the Rubber Duck Race the group sponsored during the annual Caribou Cares About Kids festival.
