Saugatuck Chain Ferry

42°39′30″N 86°12′21″W / 42.6584°N 86.2058°W / 42.6584; -86.2058

White hand-cranked ferry docked at the shore
Saugatuck Chain Ferry in 2009

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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