Have you ever wondered what it’s like to drive a “Duck Boat” for Boston Duck Tours in a Championship Parade? Or about the name of the cartoon duck in the logo, and why he wears a Sergeant’s hat? Or what happens to the wheels when going from truck-to-boat

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to drive a “Duck Boat” for Boston Duck Tours in a Championship Parade? Or about the name of the cartoon duck in the logo, and why he wears a Sergeant’s hat? Or what happens to the wheels when going from truck-to-boat in the Charles River? If so, then this talk is for you! The story begins in the 1990s when Andy Wilson went on a road trip and one day awoke in a motel room and saw a WWII-era D.U.K.W., better known as a “Duck Boat,” rumbling past his window giving amphibious tours of the town. That sparked an idea that changed his life and made a huge splash in the city of Boston— the ripples of which are now felt all over the world! Join storyteller, tour guide, and company-insider Johnny Kinsman for a presentation that highlights the fun and wacky world of Boston Duck Tours through archives and anecdotes, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at how quack-by-quack, tour-by-tour, and decade-by-decade, this phenomenon has grown from a feather-brained idea that jussssst might work into the cornerstone of our city’s tourism that celebrates Boston at its very best!