Float Downers escorted home The Sarnia Journal


Float Downers escorted home The Sarnia Journal

As you may already be aware, the Port Huron Float Down is taking place on Sunday August 20, 2023. As we have done in the past for this day, our black gate will be closed until 1600 hours (4 pm).


Staying afloat The Sarnia Journal

Participants in the St. Clair River Float Down Sunday head for the river after leaving the shore of Lake Huron in Sarnia. Photo by Paul Morden / The Observer Kathleen Getty, deputy search and.


Sarnia float down 2018 YouTube

Published Aug 17, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Floaters from the Canadian side of the St. Clair River pass in front of an OPP boat north of the Blue Water Bridge during the 2021.


Sarnia, Ont., mayor wants to know how much it cost to return 1,500

About 1,500 partying Americans had to be rescued from the St. Clair River and returned to the U.S. on the weekend after wind blew them to Canada. "God bless Canada!" shouts one floater. "Thank you.


Port Huron Float Down Winds blow 1,500 U.S. boaters into Sarnia, Ont

Harrison Plain, of Sarnia, waits to put his inflatable into the water for the Port Huron Float Down at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016.


St. Clair River Float Down returns Sunday The Sarnia Observer

The Port Huron Float Down is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 20, 2023, on the St. Clair River. This un-sanctioned event poses significant dangers to participants and other users of the waterways during the 7.5 mile /12 km course.


How the Port Huron Float Down went south — right to Sarnia, Canada

SARNIA - Hundreds of people floated down the St. Clair River Sunday watched closely by police and coast guards on both sides of the border.


Float Down St Clair River / Sarnia 2022 YouTube

Aug 21, 2023 12:48 PM A group of Canadian floaters at the annual float down on the St. Clair River. (Carol Churchman photo) Tara Jeffrey A sea of colourful inflatables, paddle boards, tubes and kayaks flooded the St. Clair River Sunday for the annual Port Huron Float Down, where ideal weather conditions attracted some 4,000 people, officials say.


Port Huron Float Down Incident Cost City Of Sarnia More Than 8,000

The so-called Float Down, which is more than 30 years old, sees thousands of people float on inner tubes and rafts down the St. Clair River. Participants in the unsanctioned event enter the.


How the Port Huron Float Down went south — right to Sarnia, Canada

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Sarnia foots fourfigure bill for FloatDown aftermath Toronto Star

Tyler Kula Published Aug 20, 2023 • Last updated Aug 21, 2023 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Sven Ole Mahlow, front left, Colton McGugan, back left, Jan-Nicklas Mahlow and Jacqueline.


168 rescued during Port Huron Float Down CBC News

Canadian and U.S. officials are in the midst of preparations for Sunday's return of the St. Clair River Float Down, an unsanctioned - but popular - event where thousands of people traditionally.


The Port Huron Float Down — Christine Croucher

Rescuing some of the 1,500 U.S. residents who washed ashore illegally during Sunday's botched Port Huron Float Down cost city taxpayers more than $8,000, city hall said. Ten Sarnia Transit buses and drivers made 19 trips shipping wayward floaters back to the U.S., public works were forced to close streets, and Sarnia firefighters deployed.


Float down 2014 one young man drown. Sarnia, Drown, Sydney Harbour

Troy Shantz and George Mathewson The Coast Guard is bracing for double trouble after an anonymous group in Sarnia announced it plans to join the Port Huron 'float down' with a Canadian version on Aug. 20. The strong current of the St.. Honouring Sarnians who made a difference in 2023 Taking the plunge for a good cause More Top Stories.


COVID19 complicating river float down emergency response The Sarnia

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THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Sarnia 2023 (with Photos) Tripadvisor

As you may already be aware, the Port Huron Float Down is taking place on Sunday August 20, 2023. As we have done in the past for this day, our black gate will be closed until 1600 hours (4 pm). Members will of course have normal access using their gate pass, but we wish to discourage any non-members from coming onto the SYC property to access.

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