But it doesn't run in winter time, ice is such a bummer.
We park on board and then get out to enjoy the ride,
Cruising along the water, on cables it does glide.
It used to hold just twelve cars, but now it can handle fifteen,
Carried to the other side over waters that shimmer green.
To one side a railroad bridge that seems to beg the question,
Why not build a highway bridge? Its the obvious suggestion.
I for one love the ferry. We rode it as young kids heading to the Dells in summer and now ride it every summer we head up to my sister's place (and then we usually head out on her boat to see it from the water as well). I love the wait for it to come to your side, with a chance to hit the snack bar for popcorn or ice cream and then you board and get out of your car and enjoy the ride across. At my sister's is also a local cable channel with a static live shot of the ferry dock on her side (so you can judge how many ferry's the wait will be for those Madison commuters like her and her husband who live up there).
On Board the Ferry
Ferry in Background, My oldest in foreground
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