Rubber ducks hit the Snake River -- but none went over the Falls at 35th annual duck race

No rubber duck crossed the Falls at the Idaho Falls Rotary Club’s 35th annual Great Snake River Duck Race, but the event still drew hundreds of spectators. More than 30,000 ducks were released into the Snake River, and 24,257 were adopted by buyers locally, regionally, or from out of state. It was the first year the ducks weren’t sent over the falls. Rotary President Eugene Engmann said unsafe water conditions, linked to an incident earlier in June, prevented the club from lowering the river flow rate in coordination with Idaho Falls Power. The race raised over $7 million to support Greenbelt projects. Winners included Stones KIA for the grand prize and ICCU for first prize.