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Home » Press Releases » Dept. of Transportation: Merrimac Ferry opens for the 2025 season
The COLSAC III ferry, which operates seasonally to carry WIS 113 traffic across the Wisconsin River between Okee in Columbia County and Merrimac in Sauk County, has opened for 2025. Wisconsin’s only free ferry, COLSAC runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the operating season. A single crossing takes about seven minutes. For more information regarding history and live webcams, visit:
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