The Bleriot Ferry is a

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. It links the two sections of the

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( Highway 838) as it crosses the

Red Deer River The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta and a small portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River and is part of the larger Saskatchewan-Nelson system that empties into Hudson Bay. Red Deer River ...

from

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on the west, to

Starland County Starland County is a municipal district located in southern Alberta, Canada. History The municipality was incorporated in 1912, and established in the current boundaries in 1943, under the name ''Municipal District of Morrin No. 277''. The na ...

on the east. Originally known as the Munson Ferry, it was commissioned in 1913 with Andre Bleriot, brother of aviator

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, as its first operator. In addition to providing an essential transport service, it acted as a major social hub in the

Drumheller Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of Central Alberta, east-central Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler, Alberta, Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often ref ...

area. The ferry operates from late April to November.

References

External links

Directions to Bleriot Ferry - Westworld magazine
Ferries of Alberta Kneehill County Starland County {{Alberta-transport-stub