Dunvegan Ferry

This vessel was a catamaran-type barge ferry across the Peace River at Dunvegan AB. This vessel was eventually replaced by a bridge. It is in the collection of the La Crete Mennonite Heritage Village, La Crete, Alberta. This ferry was built in 1951 for use at Dunvegan. It operated there until 1961 when the Dunvegan Bridge was completed. It began service at Tompkins Landing on August 28, 1961. The ferry oprated there until it was replaced by the current ferry in 1987 (with the exception of 1977-1978 when the hover ferry was in operation). After being replaced the ferry was taken back upstream to Shaftesbury. It was never used there but was dry docked and used for parts. The ferry was acquired by the museum in 2007.