St. Clair River Float Down returns Sunday The Sarnia Observer
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
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.
168 rescued during Port Huron Float Down CBC News
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. Aug 15, 2017 1:00 AM
Float down 2014 one young man drown. Sarnia, Drown, Sydney Harbour
August 13, 2021 Sarnia, ON - The safety of mariners is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's top priorities. We work alongside domestic and international partners to provide effective search and rescue services in the Great Lakes.
The Port Huron Float Down — Christine Croucher
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
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.
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..
SarniaLambton MP frustrated with river float down event CBC News
August 11, 2023 Sarnia, ON Transport Canada This notice is to inform all mariners about temporary vessel traffic restrictions during an expected increase in the number of people using the St. Clair River during the Port Huron Float Down event on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
Staying afloat The Sarnia Journal
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.
Bad weather appears to sink St. Clair River float down participation
"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.
SarniaLambton MP frustrated with river float down event Windsor
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).
Rescuers ramp up fleet ahead of Port Huron Float Down CBC News
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 Lake Huron from our beach to participate in the.
Sarnia foots fourfigure bill for FloatDown aftermath Toronto Star
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)
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.
COVID19 complicating river float down emergency response The Sarnia
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 trucks, crews and a marine vessel.
Float Down St River Sarnia 2022 YouTube
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.