Shortsville’s Wild Water Derby Could Be On The Move

Four people on a homemade raft celebrate in a creek near a concrete bridge during the Wild Water Derby.
Participants in the Shortsville Wild Water Derby celebrate on their homemade raft while navigating a creek in upstate New York.

The Shortsville–Manchester Chamber of Commerce says the annual Wild Water Derby may be moving out of the Village of Shortsville. The Chamber says the village is now requiring much higher insurance coverage for the event, a cost the organization says it can’t justify with its limited budget.

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