WISCONSIN RIVER | COLSAC III Merrimac Ferry opens for the 2026 season Jeff Richgels Mar 24, 2026 Mar 24, 2026 Updated Mar 26, 2026 × Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Merrimac Ferry has opened for the 2026 season, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Tuesday.kAm(:D4@?D:?’D @?=J 7C66 76CCJ — @77:4:2==J <?@H? 2D r@=D24 xxx — 4@??64ED w:89H2J ``b 36EH66? ~<66 :? r@=F>3:2 r@F?EJ 2?5 |6CC:>24 :? $2F< r@F?EJ 2?5 EJA:42==J CF?D ac^f]k^AmkAm%96 4C@DD:?8 @7 E96 (:D4@?D:? #:G6C E2<6D 23@FE D6G6? >:?FE6D] xE 4=@D6D 5FC:?8 E96 H:?E6C]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts The Merrimac ferry operates in 2016. In 2025, the Colsac III made 39,734 crossings carrying a total of 208,823 vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. Baraboo News Republic archives kAmx? 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Tom Still: How a Dane County tech firm helps to support the Wisconsin economy Cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences directly or indirectly contributes between $6 billion and $7 billion annually to the state’s economy…
Ex-Plainfield fire chief charged with stealing more than $100,000 from village Jeffrey M. Kessenich was arrested Wednesday and charged Friday with two felony counts of theft in a business setting and one count of misdemea…
DeForest’s effort to reintroduce fluoride in the water stalls over how to do it The Village Board disagrees on the timeline and also has to decide if it will offer alternatives for those who don’t want fluoride.
31-year-old arrested in shooting death of woman found in parking ramp A 61-year-old woman was found dead with a gunshot wound in a parking ramp in the 300 block of West Washington Avenue Sunday morning.
Wisconsin women celebrated hockey title around Madison — and in Lake Mendota The hockey players were ready to celebrate Monday after winning their 9th NCAA title.
Fitchburg police say Beloit man intentionally hit bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash The driver was booked into the Dane County Jail on tentative charges of felony criminal damage to property, hit-and-run (involving death), and…
Brandon Woodruff avoids IL stint, will start Brewers' 5th game of the season Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff will be ready to start the season on time, a welcome development for a Brewers rotation lacking experience.
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Ex-Plainfield fire chief charged with stealing more than $100,000 from village Jeffrey M. Kessenich was arrested Wednesday and charged Friday with two felony counts of theft in a business setting and one count of misdemea…
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