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The event, a decades-long tradition, involves floating miles downriver from Port Huron to Marysville.

While many enjoyed the event with family and pets, some were deterred by strong winds and waves.

PORT HURON, MI — Kayaks, rafts, tubes and pool inflatables filled southern Lake Huron and the St. Clair River Sunday, Aug. 17 as more than 1,000 people joined the annual Port Huron Float Down, making the trip to Marysville.

The event, which began in the late 1970s, has been held on the third Sunday in August for decades. Though unsanctioned, it remains one of the area’s most popular summer traditions.

For many, the Float Down is about tradition and family. Alexandria Sheffer of Port Huron floated with her 9-year-old daughter, Haven.

“This is my second year doing it ful

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