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Merrimac ferry closed due to incident with police

The Merrimac ferry was closed late Thursday night due to an incident with police, authorities reported.

According to statements from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the ferry was closed shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday and remained closed until about daybreak Friday.







Merrimac Ferry Opening Day 2021, PDR Photo

The Merrimac Ferry will make one of its first trips of the year across the Wisconsin River/Lake Wisconsin on Monday, March 22, 2021.


JONATHAN RICHIE, PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER


No further details were provided, and the DOT and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to requests seeking comment.

The free ferry – officially called COLSAC III – connects Highway 113 between Okee in Columbia County and Merrimac in Sauk County and normally operates 24 hours a day.

It is closed in winter.