Over the weekend (Saturday, May 1, 2026) the City of Columbia hosted our fifth annual Duck Derby.
The event saw 198 rubber ducks race down Russell Creek to win prizes for their respective owners.
This was our largest Duck Derby in several years both in total number of ducks and in prizes given out.
Thanks to that the event was able to raise significant funds which will be reinvested into the City’s Trail Town Kayak launches.
We would like to congratulate all our winners which are listed below and once again thank everyone who helped make this event possible.
A special thank you goes out to Lance Burton, Paul & Cathy Abell, and the Demolay group all of which worked together to make the event possible as well as all of those that donated prizes which are also listed below.
Winners:
Sharon Payne
Jordan Lee
Sophia Ross
Troy Kimbler
Lindsay Stephens
Terry Moore
David Campbell
Veronica Ayala
Noraly Bruns
Harold Burton
Kim Montgomery
Peg Shaffer
Tammy Crew
Prize Donors:
TJ Sampson
Walmart
Sweet Pea’s
First and Farmer’s
Community Trust
Jeffries Hardware
Adanta
Lindsey Wilson University
Lake Cumberland Health Department
(Trey Stephens, Assistant to the Mayor – City of Columbia)