’World’s Largest Duck’ coming to Erie this summer

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’World’s Largest Duck’ coming to Erie this summer

Frank Carnevale | Tuesday, April 16, 2019 11:47 a.m.

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A large crowd gathers to get a look and take photographs at the giant rubber duck at Point State Park, Downtown Sunday, October 20, 2013.

The World’s Largest Duck is reportedly coming to Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Erie News Now reported that the 61-foot tall duck, known as “Mama Duck,” will be part of the festivities at Erie’s annual Tall Ships Festival, taking place from August 22-25.

Festival organizers announced Tuesday that “Mama Duck” will be joined by a “baby duck” roughly 1/6 the size of mama. And there is a contest to naming the baby duck.

The duck also appeared in Erie at the 2016 festival.

Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is credited with the idea of the large rubber duck and a version of it has toured the world’s waterfronts since 2007.

In 2013 the duck spent a month tied near Point State Park where the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela rivers meet in Pittsburgh. It was the duck’s first U.S. display and well received by the city.

Fans from around the area flocked to the duck to take photos with it.

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