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Tube Flotilla Set To Travel 8 Miles Down Michigan River

If you’ve yawned at our best tubing spots so far, we’ll try to intrigue with something a little more exciting. The River Rat Society is prepping for their Second Annual Port Huron Float Down. It’s less a lazy tube drift and more like a hilarious adventure. Participants are welcomed (and encouraged) to hop into whatever floating device they have, whether it be tube, raft, or blow-up boat, and just head down the river.

This year’s event kicks off on Sunday, August 16, at 1:00 pm as sailors and floaters drift down the river from Port Huron, Michigan to Marysville. It’s a pretty far journey, about eight miles, and life jackets are required for anyone daring to make the trip. Although we’re thinking booze will help keep everyone warm, there are some warnings on the site about hypothermia—so this little jaunt isn’t necessarily as safe as the lazy river at the local water park.

The event is absolutely free to everyone, just BYO floating device. Be sure choose a good one that you can maneuver quickly; you’ll want to stay clear of the commercial traffic trying to get work done on the river. Keep your passport handy in one of those waterproof baggies, because if you float too far to one side of the water you’ll be entering Canada. You don’t want any trouble with the Mounties.

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· Port Huron Float Down [Official Site]
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