Community Gallery: The Great Duck Race 2022
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Morning Weather Report
Today
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tomorrow
Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 6 to 11 mph.
High Tides
8:31 AM / 8:52 PM
Low Tides
2:31 AM / 2:38 PM
Wakeman Family Fun Day Attracts Countless Smiles
Today’s Wakeman Family Fun Day at Wakeman Farm (11:00-3:00) attracted countless families. The pizza, Saugatuck Sweets ice cream stand, face painting, butterfly and pollinator garden station, Westport Book Shop, and a variety of other activities drew in large crowds. Photos and words by Cami Vynerib.
Lucky Duck: Westporter Wins 2022 Great Duck Race, $5,000 Prize, with Duck #410
Janet Mittleman, a Westporter for 32 years, was this year’s Lucky Duck as her rubber ducky won the Westport Rotary’s Great Duck Race today on Jesup Green. Mittleman and her five year old grandson James Gladstein were all smiles as they came to claim their prize from First Selectwoman Jen Tooker and members of the Westport Rotary clubs after their duck, #410, made its way the fastest down the manmade river - with water supplied by Westport firefighters. Thousands of ducks took the plunge today from the bucket of an AJ Penna frontloader, with every duck randomly assigned a number that corresponded to a donor’s ticket. All money collected from the duck race goes back into the community as the funding supports numerous non-profit organizations and local events through the Westport Rotaries. WestportLocal.com photo
Runners (floaters?) up for this year’s race included:
Nick Battaglino
Anna Brady
Rob Graham
Alexnder Strompen
Tracey Cauley
Wen Hsu
Rady Johnson
Jason Wolgast
Silvia Durno