Comments on: Champlain Ferries http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/champlain-ferries/ scenes from the sixth boro and gallivants beyond Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: suburbanlife http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/champlain-ferries/#comment-5652 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:34:08 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=2730#comment-5652 This ferry-boat looks much like the ones that cross from Langley to Maple Ridge, here where we live. During peak hours there is a boat on either side every quarter hour, after sunset, every half hour. The wait is far preferable to the extensive drive to cross the river two municipalities away. The new bridge that is being constructed a bit further down-river, slated to open in 2009 will put an end to this ferry service, which is unfortunate. G

]]> By: Jed http://tugster.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/champlain-ferries/#comment-5650 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:07:23 +0000 http://tugster.wordpress.com/?p=2730#comment-5650 If those are the whale tails on I-89, there is historical precedent. Once upon a time, LAKE CHAMPLAIN communicated with the ATLANTIC and was more of an inland sea. At that time BELUGA WHALES were known to frequent the area…

Fossilized remains of BELUGAS have been found down near Charlotte, Ferrisburg if memory serves.

Jed

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