KTIV NewsChannel 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and SportsFerry service between Wis., Iowa gets $1.8M grant
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Associated Press - July 16, 2009 7:24 AM ET
CASSVILLE, Wis. (AP) - A ferry service that carries passengers between Wisconsin and Iowa is receiving $1.8 million in federal stimulus funds.
The Cassville Car Ferry is the oldest operating ferry service in the state of Wisconsin. It crosses the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wis. and the Turkey River boat landing near Millville, Iowa.
The 43-year-old ferry makes between 35 and 45 trips per day and can carry up to nine cars. A Cassville village clerk says the money will be used to replace the deteriorating ferry.
The federal award is part of a $60 million grant intended to build and improve ferry docks and facilities across the country.
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Cassville Car Ferry: http://www.cassville.org/ferry.html
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