From Float Your Boat and the first annual Duck Race for Big Brothers Big Sisters to the Junction City Omni,  Brandon Stroda fishing derby, the Junction City Omni Bike Race and Junction City Police Department block party there were plenty of activities for Geary County residents on Friday night and Saturday.

Float Your Boat was held at the Gathering Pond area at Milford Lake. Carbboard boats held together with duct tape raced for the best time in different divisions.

First place winners in the different Float Your Boat categories included Micro Bootlegger in the Family Division, the Geary County Sheriff’s Department in the Open Division, the Youth Volunteer Corps of Manhattan in the Team category and the Geary County Sheriff’s Department in the Extreme Division. There was a stock tank division, but there were no entries.

The Duck Race to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters followed at the Gathering Pond. You could purchase a duck for five dollars, and there were cash prizes for the winners.

Junction City police held their annual block party in Heritage Park with the fountain in the center of that location. The activities ranged from free food to a Batman Lego movie, K-9 demonstration, and taser demonstration. The bicycle race began Saturday atop the Milford Lake Dam and wound around through the south side of the lake area. Sunday the bicycle competition resumes in downtown Junction City with the winners vying for prize money.