A new event from local domestic duck rescue Longbottom Bird Ranch is aiming to use rubber ducks to help real ones.
Home to Kiwi, the famous duck artist who was also a nominee for best artist in CityBeat‘s Best of Cincinnati contest, Longbottom Bird Ranch is a “duck retirement community” on the West Side that rescues abandoned domestic ducks and hosts educational events to raise awareness about them.
The rescue is hosting its first-ever Great Rubber Duck Race at Covalt Station in Milford on Saturday, May 20 from noon to 3 p.m. Participants will “adopt” a rubber duck to race in the Red Creek behind the restaurant.
The winners of the race will receive gift baskets containing gift cards to local businesses, duck-themed collectibles and merchandise. Longbottom Bird Ranch will also have some of its rescued duck ambassadors in attendance for visitors to pet and feed. Event t-shirts, stickers and art, created by the ducks, will also be for sale.
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You can adopt a duck on the rescue’s website or at the event.
Longbottom Bird Ranch is also hosting a series of duck meet-and-greets at various breweries throughout the region from now until August.
Covalt Station, 222 Wooster Pike, Milford. More information on Longbottom Bird Ranch: longbottombirdranch.com.
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This article appears in May 3-16, 2023.
