Break out the milk cartons and duct tape! It’s time for the Minneapolis Aquatennial and the fan favorite; the milk carton boat race. While the Aquatennial has been around since 1940, the milk carton boat races were started in 1971 when a local advertising agency, trying to increase sales for its client, a milk distributor. Ad executives came up with the crazy idea of attaching together empty milk cartons and floating them on Lake Calhoun.
The largest milk carton boat was made in 1993 by Tetra Pak, a Minneapolis maker of milk cartons. They fashioned a 100 foot long aircraft carrier out of 25,000 milk cartons (and undoubtedly miles of waterproof tape.) The floating carrier was to honor those who had served in Operation Desert storm. nearly 150 people rode on the boat.
Sadly, at the end of the race, local garbage haulers crush the craft in their trucks, creating a fragrant odor of sour milk and lake water.
Break out the milk cartons and duct tape! It’s time for the 
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