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Both Sides of River Host Ferry Festival

The second annual Ohio River Ferryboat Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in Sistersville and Fly. The inter-state, inter-county, inter-community event is a dual celebration between Monroe County, Ohio, and Tyler County, W.Va. Vendor setup is free. Those interested in the festival should call Alex King at 304-771-8835.

For the cost of $1 per person per trip ($1 is the cost of walk-on rides), visitors can ride back and forth to experience what both sides of the river have to offer.

Those who ride the ferryboat during the festival are eligible to win prizes. People will be counted each time they cross. The 500th passenger of the day (regardless of how many times he or she has ridden previously during the day) will win the grand prize of a two-hour ferryboat cruise with a free buffet-style dinner for themselves and 24 guests. The cruise will be scheduled sometime after the festival. The dinner will be provided by the historic Marv’s Place Diner of Sardis.

Those who visit will have the chance to purchase limited-edition commemorative mugs honoring the 2016 Ohio River Ferryboat Festival as well as a special run of King’s Blingz Pendants featuring the Sistersville Ferry on them.

Those donated items will help raise funds for future festivities.

The festival began last year following successful fundraising efforts in which the community at large — including both sides of the Ohio River and ferryboat fans from all over the country — helped raise upward of $20,000 dollars to ensure the service’s future. Events and vendors will be set up on both sides of the river: by the ferryboat landing and the Riverview Restaurant in Ohio and along Riverside Drive in Sistersville.

Last year, the large amount of ridership during the Ohio River Ferryboat Festival helped to generate approximately $1,500 in revenue for the ferry.

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