Float Downers escorted home The Sarnia Journal


Sarnia foots fourfigure bill for FloatDown aftermath Toronto Star

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 Winds blow 1,500 U.S. boaters into Sarnia, Ont

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COVID19 complicating river float down emergency response The Sarnia

The annual float down, a popular event that draws thousands of people to the St. Clair River, is set to take place on Sunday, August 15. The Sarnia Observer reports on how local first responders.


SarniaLambton MP frustrated with river float down event Windsor

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Rescuers ramp up fleet ahead of Port Huron Float Down CBC News

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Float Down St Clair River / Sarnia 2022 YouTube

Thousands of people floated down the St. Clair River near Sarnia, and crowds in the hundreds lined the shore to watch, as helicopters flew overhead and police and coast guard vessels kept watch.


Bad weather appears to sink St. Clair River float down participation

The Observer (Sarnia) Thousands hit the water in Port Huron Float Down 2023-08-22 - TYLER KULA Thousands of people floated down the St. Clair River near Sarnia, and crowds in the hundreds lined the shore to watch, as helicopter­s flew overhead and police and coast guard vessels kept watch on the annual Port Huron Float Down.


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

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).


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

"We like to just go out on the water and chill and get together and catch up together," said Crookshank, adding she was "pumped" for the Float Down. German brothers Jan-Nicklas Mahlow and Sven Ole Mahlow, visiting people they know in Sarnia after Jan-Nicklas spent time here as an exchange student eight years ago, were also first-time participants.


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

Authorities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are warning people not to participate in an annual tubing party this Sunday on the river that separates Sarnia, Ont., from Port Huron, Mich..


First responders ready for annual float down 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.


St. Clair River Float Down returns Sunday The Sarnia Observer

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.


The Port Huron Float Down — Christine Croucher

Floaters from the Canadian side pass in front of an OPP boat north of the Blue Water Bridge Sunday during the Port Huron Float Down. An estimated 3,000 people took part. (Tyler Kula/The Observer)


168 rescued during Port Huron Float Down CBC News

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Staying afloat The Sarnia Journal

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.


SarniaLambton MP frustrated with river float down event CBC News

Sarnia police officers walk Sunday on the shore next to the Lambton Area Water Supply site in Sarnia while monitoring the start of the St. Clair River Float Down. Photo by Paul Morden / The.