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Post by WettCoast on Jul 12, 2018 21:37:16 GMT -8
Yukon River ferry George Black is about to land on the Dawson City side of the Yukon River.
12 July 2018
This ferry connects Dawson City at the north end of the Yukon's 'Klondike Highway' (aka Hwy #2) with the 'Top of the World Highway' (Yukon Hwy #9, a gravel road) that goes west into Alaska.
Now have a look at those 'Drivers & Passengers' signs. Just for fun these ought to be installed on the car decks of vessels serving on BC Ferries' major vessels.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 15, 2018 20:32:00 GMT -8
Louis Cardinal, NWT ferry across the Mackenzie & Arctic Red rivers between Fort McPherson & Inuvik, NWT, on the Dempster Hwy. 15 July 2018
This ferry runs a triangle route crossing the Mackenzie where it is joined by the Arctic Red River, as well as serving the little village of Tsiigehtchic, located on the point of land between the two rivers. The ferry itself is host to a colony of nesting swallows. Wear a hat if you go for a short stroll on deck ... The crossing time was maybe 15 minutes as we did the extra stop at the village. Keep in mind that the Mackenzie is a very large river.
 © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by Mike C on Jul 18, 2018 22:09:38 GMT -8
In the month of June, I traveled on a few different ferries in the NWT and Yukon... This is the MV Lafferty - she travels across the Liard River carrying NWT Rte 1, connecting Fort Simpson.  MV Lafferty - Fort Simpson, NWT by Michael Coulson, on Flickr  MV Lafferty - Fort Simpson, NWT by Michael Coulson, on Flickr This is the MV Abraham Francis - she connects the two sides of the Peel River on the Dempster Highway (NWT Rte 8). On the south side is Fort McPherson, and to the north, the highway extends towards Tsiigehtchic, Inuvik, and Tuktoyaktuk.  MV Abraham Francis - Fort McPherson, NWT by Michael Coulson, on Flickr This is the MV Louis Cardinal - she connects three places along the Mackenzie River, NWT Rte 8 Southbound to the SW, Tsiigehtchic, NWT to the SE, and NWT Rte 8 Northbound to the north, towards Inuvik.  MV Louis Cardinal - Tsiigehtchic, NWT by Michael Coulson, on Flickr  MV Louis Cardinal - Tsiigehtchic, NWT by Michael Coulson, on Flickr This is the MV George Black - she connects Dawson City, YT to YT Rte 9 and West Dawson.  MV George Black - Dawson, YT by Michael Coulson, on Flickr |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 21, 2018 7:27:06 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 5, 2018 13:28:21 GMT -8
The first of two ferries that you encounter while driving the Dempster Highway is this one, the Abraham Francis. This ferry is the means by which the Dempster crosses the Peel River, which at this point has only a minimal current. The ferry has just one cable. There are no guide cables that we see on similar ferries in BC. I am wondering what if any means they would use if the one & only propulsion/guide cable were to snap? Passengers each get an oar?
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 12, 2019 21:14:10 GMT -8
Here are two more photos of the Louis Cardinal that I shot last summer on my trip up to & back from dipping my toes in the Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk. |
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 10, 2019 16:12:08 GMT -8
The John Deere Company has just published their spring 2019 edition of their magazine Power Source (Marine Edition) which has a feature article on ferries in the Northwest Territories. Those ferries have recently been re-powered with equipment sourced from John Deere. The photo of the Louis Cardinal used in the article is mine taken last July while I traveled up & back down the Dempster to Inuvik & Tuktoyaktuk. www.deere.com/assets/publications/index.html?id=6be3b9e8#14 |
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Post by Neil on Oct 24, 2020 11:18:16 GMT -8
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