Rubber Ducks to Help Preserve a Ballwin Artifact

Rubber duckies don’t just make bath time more fun – sometimes they help save part of Ballwin’s history.

Saturday night, the North Pointe Family Aquatic Center will host its third and final Twlight Swim and Duck Race of the summer,  with proceeds raised going to the preservation of the in Ballwin. 

The pool at the North Pointe will maintain special hours, open from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., with all the usual drinks and amenities normally served made available under the twilight.

The night also is likely to include a luau theme, complete with steel drum music provided by Nigel Thomas of St. Louis.

But the real stars of the evening may very well be hundreds of rubber ducks, which patrons can purchase and race down the lazy river for cash and various prizes.

“It’s kind of fun,” Hedy Boone, Ballwin’s Deputy Director of Recreation said. “The kids usually cheer them down the river.”

Racers can purchase one duck for $5, or five ducks for $20. Half of the duck race proceeds raised will go toward cash prizes, with last month’s 1^st place winner having walked away with $105. Second, third, fourth and fifth place also will have cash prizes, while the owner of the very last duck to finish gets the “lame duck award” – free admission for one person at the North Pointe pool.

Admission to the event is free for North Pointe/Summer Pool Pass or “Pool Plus” members. Residents with a current ID pay $4 for admission, while non-residents pat $5.