The Great Duck Race 2024 - Winners List
The winners are posted below.
Congratulations to the Great Duck Race Winners for 2024!
| 1st - $1000 | Bob Spletzer |
| 2nd - $500 | Lynnel Flowers |
| 3rd - $250 | Keith Martus |
| Other - $25 | Sharon Burgess |
| Other - $25 | Ryan Reif |
| Other - $25 | Jill Walker |
| Other - $25 | Tiffany Roy |
| Other - $25 | Kim Leach |
| Other - $25 | Stephen Bender |
| Other - $25 | Jamison Zehnder |
| Other - $25 | Keith Kelski |
| Other - $25 | Jason Wright |
| Other - $25 | Brian Irish |
| Other - $25 | Lori Crosdale |
| Other - $25 | Jenn VonFintel |
| Other - $25 | Mike Reinert |
| Other - $25 | Josh Waskiewicz |
| Other - $25 | Andrew Ahlschwede |
| Other - $25 | Mike Reinert |
| Other - $25 | Nellie Schefka |
| Other - $25 | Jeff Leipprandt |
| Other - $25 | Chris Pfau |
| Other - $25 | Shannon Meyer |
The Great Duck Race takes place each year just below the dam on the beautiful Cass River after the Bavarian Kinder Tag Parade. Hundreds of yellow rubber ducks are placed into the Cass River to flock toward the finish line. This is a favorite event for local residents and visitors who descend on the downtown area during the Bavarian Festival weekend.
The Great Duck Race is one of the Frankenmuth Morning Rotary Club's largest fundraisers. All proceeds from the Great Duck Race are used for the Morning Rotary's local and international community projects, scholarships, and donations. Some of these projects include:
Equipment for the Frankenmuth High School science lab, Dictionary/Thesaurus school donation, Annual adoption of families for Christmas, Two $2,000 Scholarships, two $2,000 trade scholarships, Oratorical contest for grades 3-5, Annual school supply drive, Unsung Hero Award, High School Volunteer of the Year, International Water and Sanitation Projects, Ongoing polio eradication efforts.
You must be 18 years old to purchase a ticket.
Please contact Frankenmuth Morning Rotary Club at fmrotary1@gmail.com with questions.
To purchase tickets contact any Morning Rotarian including Karen Zehnder at Rummel Portrait Studios, 130 W. Tuscola, Frankenmuth, MI. (989) 652-9909.
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