It only lasted about an hour, but for those who participated it was great to be a kid again.
Adam Pearson from Queenies Bake Shop in Port Hope posted on social media about getting together on Sunday, August 1, 2021 and going for an adventure down the Ganaraska River in Port Hope.
Calling it a “Mini Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny,” Pearson said there hasn’t been enough smiling and having fun with the pandemic happening.
“We haven’t had enough people doing stuff that gets you smiling, laughing and happy, so I thought, why not – let’s just go down the Ganny.”
The traditional Float Your Fanny Down The Ganny takes place in April and is 10 kilometres long.
The traditional Ganny Race is 10 kilometres long and commemorates the flood of 1980 that devastated Port Hope.
Since the pandemic, the Ganny Race has been cancelled, but with things hopefully looking better it was time to act like a kid again.
MPP David Piccini event took part in the event.
“I was invited down, so, never miss an opportunity to go down the river.”
The Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks said he has gone down the river many times in the Float Your Fanny Down The Ganny River Race – but the last time it didn’t go so well at the end.
Port Hope councillor Jeff Lees said it was a way for a bunch of friends to get together and have fun.
“Everybody complains all the time, but it’s nice to do something fun and relax.”
“We’ve been pent up for along time and it’s about time we do something crazy. Like my wife said (jokingly) grow up, but I don’t want too.”
Participants got in the river at Optimist Park just south of Molson Street at 1 p.m. and took the long, slow journey down the river getting out approximately an hour later by the Robertson Street bridge.
Unfortunately, for Lees, the journey turned into more of walking down the river than floating down the river as his craft sprung a leak.
All members said they had a “blast” and would love to do it again.
Author: Pete Fisher
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