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From staff reports
This story is updated from the original version published in our Aug. 30 edition and includes a new website address for the event as well as the location for the softball tournament.
SCOTTVILLE – The beloved Rubber Ducky Race will be back this year, one of many activities planned during the Scottville Fall Celebration on Sept. 16. The hub of the activity takes place downtown, on South Main Street, from noon to 10 p.m., with a couple of exceptions.
A benefit regulation softball tournament will be held beginning at 8 a.m. at McPhail Field along U.S. Highway 10 on the west end of town. The rubber ducks will be launched on the Pere Marquette River at Scottville’s Riverside Park, 700 S. Scottville Rd.
Downtown festivities are family friendly and include kids’ games, face and pumpkin painting, touch-a-truck, train rides and a bounce house. Also taking place from noon to 10 p.m. are an adult social district with drinks from North Branch Winery and Charley’s, and food and beverages from vendors, including North Country Cafe, R&T’s Colossal Kitchen, MCC Band Boosters and Hitch Hiker Coffee.
Main Street stage events include the Miss Mason County and Princess Pageant, 1-3 p.m.; the Scottville Clown Band, 3-5 p.m.; Working On Famous, a Manistee area cover band, 6-8 p.m.; and Ludington-based country/roots rockers The Whiskey Rebels, 8-10 p.m.
A cornhole tournament is planned for 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on South Main Street.
Those wishing to register for the softball tournament, the cornhole tournament or the pageants may do so online at http://scottvillecelebration.com.
This event is sponsored by the Scottville Downtown Development Authority with support from the Chamber Alliance of Mason County.
