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If you look down the river about 250 yards on the right side - there’s a wooden ferry. The ferry you see was built by Forrest Cramer of Pinedale, Wyoming in 1997 for 150th anniversary celebrations of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. The ferry was used on July 6, 1997 to transport several wagons across the river. It sits on the exact location where an earlier one was used over 100 years ago. The new ferry was donated to Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.
Follow the path that starts here and go see the ferry. Built out of logs and planks, it’s a very accurate reproduction. As you walk down the path, listen to the rhythms of the water and look at the grove of trees on the left side of the river. Whether people prepared to ferry or ford the Green, you can almost hear the shouts of the men positioning the wagons and oxen; and the calls of women as they watch out for their children. Imagine them all tired from 1,000 miles and months of trail behind them and more miles of rough travel yet to go.
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