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Last summer I found myself at a late-night pot party amongst some stoners. As I was passed a joint, I was asked, “Bill, are you going to the Toke And Float tomorrow?”

“Toke And Float? What’s that?” I asked. “It’s a pot-friendly event at Kim Tam Park in Uniontown with jam bands and vendors. You can smoke weed and float on the lake while watching live music.”

Even though I had an appointment the next evening, I figured I’d check out the event when the gates opened at noon. It sounded like my kind of gathering. I found out əkoostik hookah was headlining, which is my favorite jam band.

I got to the water park just after 12:00 pm and there were already people lined up waiting to get in. I was led to a parking spot by an employee and I walked to the front gate. On the way there, I randomly saw my friend Kyle, who was an Akron Bloom budtender at the time. These days he does promotional work for UB Good. He told me to meet up with him when I got inside of the park.

After signing a liability waiver, I talked to a few of the staff members and lifeguards about Kim Tam Park and Toke And Float. They were welcoming and invited me to come back on a non-stoner day to enjoy the park when things were a bit calmer.

Since I didn’t have a floatation device, I bought one from the snack shack. It was shaped like an alpaca. There was an electric air pump available to use around the back of the shack, so I took advantage of that to avoid becoming light-headed while blowing up my raft. When I was all set to go, I sat on the beach and packed a bowl of terpinolene-heavy Professor Bluntstache Sunshine #4 x G13 Hash Plant flower.

There were some grey clouds above but the rain was holding up for the time being. It was sunny and muggy outside, even though it was only half past noon. I smoked a bowl under the sun and blew the smoke into the summer sky.

When bands started playing on the stage, I put on my raft and headed into the water holding a packed bowl in one hand and Bic lighter in the other. I had never really smoked in the water like this before. Upon getting into deeper water and jumping on top of my raft, my lighter got wet. It would no longer flick a flame!

I floated in the water for ten to fifteen minutes with a packed bowl and dysfunctional lighter, unable to smoke while I watched others around me puff away. Seeing how I was a Toke And Float rookie you could say that I was paying my dues and that this was a humbling introduction.

I saw one guy floating on the water with a bucket hat on his head. There were loops on the outside of the bucket hat that he was using to hold plastic tubes with joints inside of them. I thought to myself “Next year, I am going to do what that guy did!”

My lighter finally dried out and I was able to smoke my pipe while watching the band play. I had been to a lot of concerts in my life, but this experience was unlike anything I’d ever been a part of. Smoking weed on the water while watching a live band play is something I recommend for any music-loving stoner.

When my bowl was cashed, I went back to the beach and re-packed my pipe. I grabbed two joints, sparked one of them, and headed back into the water with enough weed to get me through to the next band.

It was difficult to hold the bowl, joints and lighter while in the water. There was nowhere to set anything down! I accidently dropped an unlit joint into the lake. So much for smoking that one!

The clouds above began to rain just as I finished the weed I was able to hold onto. The band was still playing despite the new weather conditions. I had to retreat to the beach and take shelter underneath a picnic table umbrella.

Thankfully the rain only lasted a few minutes. When it cleared back up, I sparked up a preroll and walked around to visit some vendors. I saw people selling everything from pipes and papers to seeds and clones. There were tons of merchants selling incense, jewelry, shirts, socks and other swag.

While walking around I met up with Kyle again. He invited me to his camp site but upon looking at the clock I realized I had to leave for the appointment soon. I went back to the beach to gather my gear.

As I sat on the beach, I was tapped on the arm by Michele, who was the person who told me about the Toke And Float the night before. I hung out with her for a few minutes and thanked her for letting me know about this spectacular event!

I had to leave just as the Toke And Float was getting good. People had kept piling into the park the entire time I was there. It was starting to become crowded! There were a ton more people in the water now than when I was in there earlier.

I was going to have to miss əkoostik hookah’s set, so I listened to them on the way to my appointment in order to kind of slightly make up for the fact I wasn’t going to see them play.

I am not sure if there will be a Toke and Float in 2026, but if there is, I highly (pun intended) recommend you experience it for yourself!