Giant Ducks Overtake Canonsburg in Grandpa Joe’s Surprise Stunt

For two weeks, residents of downtown Canonsburg have awakened to find thousands of rubber ducks mysteriously appearing on Pike Street overnight.

The culprit? Local Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop owner Christopher J. Beers, who capped off his elaborate surprise Sunday by placing 10, 14-foot inflatable ducks on rooftops throughout the town.

“In the middle of the night, we ducked the entire town,” Beers says, explaining how his team placed 2,000 small ducks on Sept. 29, followed by 2,000 medium-sized ducks three days later, then 600 large ducks.

The grand finale came Sunday when the massive rooftop ducks appeared, revealing Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop as the mastermind behind the stunt.

“We all remember the excitement when the big, giant rubber duck was down at the Point in Pittsburgh,” says Beers