Eric Garcetti
World's Largest Rubber Duck
The World's Largest Rubber Duck will accompany a fleet of historic sailing vessels to Duluth for the city's 2016 Tall Ships festival, August 18-21.
As if a dozen or so tall-masted ships arriving in Duluth would not generate enough buzz, the organizers of Tall Ships Duluth 2016 have signed up another iconic maritime figure for the summer festival.
The “World’s Largest Rubber Duck” will be joining the galleons and schooners at the August 18-21 event. The giant ducky appeared in 2014 during the Los Angeles Tall Ships Festival and was photographed by Mayor Eric Garcetti (who let us use his photo). The 61-foot-tall inflatable duck has drawn crowds around the world in Europe, Asia and beyond. L.A. got 277,000 people for its five-day festival. The last Tall Ships Duluth (without the duck) attracted up to 250,000. We may have a record year coming!
Lake Superior Magazine is a partner with Draw Events for the 2016 festival. Besides the big duck, invitees include a Spanish galleon (El Galeon Andalucía), a Norwegian Viking ship (Draken Harald Hårfagre) and an American brig (U.S. Brig Niagra). Tickets for the event and sailing trips are on sale now.
FYI – the Aerial Lift Bridge has a clearance of 180 feet when up, enough for even the “World’s Largest Duck.”
P.S. Enter our Tall Ships Sweepstakes for a chance to win a stay in Duluth, a ride on a tall ship and tickets to the festival!