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Ferry Boats Rotting Away in Utah

There are at least 2 historic ferry boats left in Utah that are rotting/rusting away and need to be preserved. The first is the old wooden ferry boat at the upper Alhandra Crossing on the Green River—it is resting in Read more…

By Gary Cascio, 10 yearsApril 8, 2015 ago
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Two Friends Who Believe in Ferries

Our interview came out in the Santa Fe New Mexican today. Written by John Knoll, it is a pretty accurate article of our interview. (Of course, being interviewed at a coffee shop resulted in me being pumped up on caffeine. Read more…

By Gary Cascio, 10 yearsApril 8, 2015 ago
Green River

Elk Maintain the Roadway to Ruple Ranch Ferry Site

The old roadway into the Ruple Ranch Ferry crossing, as seen on Google Earth, is a distinct route leading from the river up and over the small saddle to the south (river left).  But how the route could remain so distinct was a Read more…

By Gary Cascio, 10 yearsApril 8, 2015 ago
Green River

Oral History about the Ouray, Utah, ferry across the Green River

Oral History about the Ouray, Utah, ferry across the Green River, as told to Bryan Brown on 29 April 2014 by Mark Hall, a 67-year-old resident of Salt Lake City (phone 801.722.8326).Mark’s grandfather was named Mark Moroni Hall (ca. 1898 Read more…

By Gary Cascio, 10 yearsApril 7, 2015 ago
Lake Powell

The Lake Powell ferry crossing from Bullfrog to Hall’s Crossing

The Lake Powell ferry crossing from Bullfrog to Hall’s Crossing was closed during most of 2014 due to budgetary constraints, but is open for business in 2015.  The news release below is from the Utah Department of Transportation, which operates Read more…

By Gary Cascio, 10 yearsApril 7, 2015 ago

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