North Carolina Ferry System to kick off 75th Anniversary Celebration Monday – The Coastland Times

The North Carolina Ferry System is popping 75 this yr and transportation officers and native residents will kick off a season of celebration with an anniversary occasion on the Hatteras Ferry Terminal Might 16 at 10 a.m.

Through the occasion, native officers and state transportation leaders will likely be talking on the historical past and significance of the Ferry System in jap North Carolina. As well as, the system’s latest vessel, the Ocracoke Specific, will likely be christened after which opened for members of the general public to tour. The vessel will start common passenger service on Might 17.

“The Ferry Division is proud to have served the residents and guests of jap North Carolina for 75 years, offering protected, reasonably priced and environment friendly transportation throughout the rivers, sounds and inlets of the area,” stated Ferry Division director Harold Thomas. “We hope this anniversary celebration will permit folks throughout the state to rediscover this distinctive and important side of North Carolina’s transportation system.”

Over the course of the yr, the Ferry System is inviting current and former passengers to share their memorable #FerryTales on a brand new web site devoted to the 75^th Anniversary (ncdot.gov/divisions/ferry/Pages/ferry-division-Seventy fifth-anniversary.aspx), with different contests and a #SailTheSevenRoutes Problem to be launched within the coming weeks. The web site incorporates a timeline of vital occasions within the Ferry System’s historical past and extra pictures and video options will likely be added because the celebration continues all year long.

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