Saugatuck Chain Ferry

The Saugatuck Chain Ferry is a hand-cranked chain ferry that crosses the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck, Michigan.^[1]^[2] It connects downtown Saugatuck to Mount Baldhead Park and Oval Beach.^[1]^[3]^[4] It is the only operational hand-cranked chain ferry in the Great Lakes region,^[3]^[5] and it is also believed to be the last such ferry operating in the United States.^[1]^[2]^[6]

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^ ^a ^b Kennedy, Barbara Noe (June 5, 2019). "15 Amazing Lakeside Towns Where You Should Spend the Summer". Fodor’s Travel. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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