tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post9185624186994575833..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Ewell's Ferrysagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-21895237998411929282012-06-24T12:10:57.264-04:002012-06-24T12:10:57.264-04:00I crossed on the Ewell ferry when I was about 10 y...I crossed on the Ewell ferry when I was about 10 years old. 1950. I drove there, from home, about 50 miles by myself this Spring to ride it again. I am now 71 and enjoyed the trip. I sat on the bench and watched cars and a tractor cross. I had carried some food and really enjoyed the trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-68344699873339465632009-08-29T17:29:37.981-04:002009-08-29T17:29:37.981-04:00Wow! Hesse!! I read him so long ago. I took a Ferr...Wow! Hesse!! I read him so long ago. I took a Ferry regularly across the Ohio River for three dollars. It cut a lot of travel time and was quite busy from 6 AM to 8 PM. Thanks for the memories, Sage!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-56808818260353412462009-08-28T20:39:15.267-04:002009-08-28T20:39:15.267-04:00I was on a ferry in the early 90s. There's sti...I was on a ferry in the early 90s. There's still one that goes across the Mon River at Fredricktown PAThe Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-47947381292259207712009-08-28T11:31:34.212-04:002009-08-28T11:31:34.212-04:00Sage - yep, it's touring!
http://littlehouset...Sage - yep, it's touring!<br /><br />http://littlehousethemusical.com/Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6556698784542908092009-08-28T08:31:43.922-04:002009-08-28T08:31:43.922-04:00It is one the best passages of Siddhartha. I don&...It is one the best passages of Siddhartha. I don't remember how many I read this book or gifted a copy. <br /><br />Thanks for the photos and your insights too.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-75960204575612445962009-08-27T20:16:53.433-04:002009-08-27T20:16:53.433-04:00Dan, it is a beautiful area, isn't it.
TC, ta...Dan, it is a beautiful area, isn't it.<br /><br />TC, take the big ferry over here and visit Murf and me<br /><br />Venus, thanks!<br /><br />Walking Guy, that's the nicest compliment I've received in awhile, thanks.<br /><br />Murf, I'll have to put that on my list of destinations<br /><br />Beau, I'm still deer-dodging! :)<br /><br />Charles, thanks, I didn't actually see the circle till after I shot the photo<br /><br />Randall, that looks like a neat ferry, I'll have to check out back roads in MO next time I'd down there<br /><br />Diane, I'll have to look for the Little House show, is it touring?<br /><br />Sleepy, thanks!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1910023880230045522009-08-27T14:06:51.183-04:002009-08-27T14:06:51.183-04:00Sage
I enjoyed your story, photo's and the tri...Sage<br />I enjoyed your story, photo's and the trip back into a slower past.<br />-euthychusEutychus2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17857223796021466755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-60490885728209565542009-08-27T14:01:11.054-04:002009-08-27T14:01:11.054-04:00Lovely photos, as usual.
Does your daughter kno...Lovely photos, as usual. <br /><br />Does your daughter know they are doing doing a theatrical version of Little House on the Prairie? A grown up Melissa Gilbert will be Ma.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20280947507788091832009-08-27T09:45:04.659-04:002009-08-27T09:45:04.659-04:00We seem to have a lot of ferries around here, from...We seem to have a lot of ferries around here, from ones even smaller than above to several over the Missouri and Mississippi. (See, e.g. <a href="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/422407.jpg" rel="nofollow">Akers Ferry</a>.) I much prefer them, for the peaceful alternative to a bridge which keeps you dry, but doesn't actually let you experience the river.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3962279356981836472009-08-27T09:29:05.531-04:002009-08-27T09:29:05.531-04:00Great photos. I love the last one, where the tree...Great photos. I love the last one, where the trees make almost a hole in the sky.<br /><br />Something about ferries is naturally sort of mysterious.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-43344019813649667922009-08-27T08:39:09.750-04:002009-08-27T08:39:09.750-04:00What a great place to read and contemplate. I love...What a great place to read and contemplate. I love places like that, especially around water. "Deer-dodging..." I know the feeling!Beauhttp://www.foxhavenjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20907672222761073082009-08-27T07:06:13.340-04:002009-08-27T07:06:13.340-04:00Go over to Algonac, Sage, and take the ferry acros...Go over to Algonac, Sage, and take the ferry across to Walpole Island (Ontario). Their ferry is a tadbit bigger than this one. I think it fits about maybe 8 cars. There's also another one further north in Marine City.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-43231375591527796802009-08-27T06:08:27.751-04:002009-08-27T06:08:27.751-04:00You may not have grown up rich Sage but you certai...You may not have grown up rich Sage but you certainly came up wealthy.<br /><br />Nice reading to compliment your writing this morning.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-42496693679535274912009-08-27T04:17:15.286-04:002009-08-27T04:17:15.286-04:00Beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing.Beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing.venuss66https://www.blogger.com/profile/17804023747114879683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-74923520352524056392009-08-26T22:58:07.980-04:002009-08-26T22:58:07.980-04:00Very pretty.
It's been forever since I've...Very pretty.<br /><br />It's been forever since I've been on a ferry. I'd kinda like to go again.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-58038958807998923452009-08-26T22:37:27.444-04:002009-08-26T22:37:27.444-04:00How beautiful the area looks. I can only recall b...How beautiful the area looks. I can only recall being on one ferry; it allows cars to reach Balboa Island. From there you drive over a bridge to get to the peninsula on the other side. It's not nearly as scenic as North Carolina.D.O.M. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816675120931905505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20654990898665695402009-08-26T20:47:36.400-04:002009-08-26T20:47:36.400-04:00Leni, I agree about rivers and ferrys... The Cape...Leni, I agree about rivers and ferrys... The Cape Fear has another ferry, but it's at its mouth (from Fort Fisher to Southport) and is 30 minutes or so long.<br /><br />Fantasy Lifer, I was in the 10th grade when I first read Siddhartha<br /><br />Ed, I haven't taken the ferry across Lake Michigan, but the ferry from the mainline to Ocracoke Island in NC is 2.5 - 3 hours long. I'd like to find a few more like Ewell's--I'd go out of my way to ride them.<br /><br />Mother Hen, I was having a problem keeping my lens from fogging up, you can see how hard it was raining--it was all I could do to keep my camera dry<br /><br />Kenju, do a book review on it--it'd be interesting to see how your thoughts on the book changed over the years.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-7876197106991350562009-08-26T20:19:47.356-04:002009-08-26T20:19:47.356-04:00I love that quote from Siddhartha; I must read it ...I love that quote from Siddhartha; I must read it again.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-47972521647456824242009-08-26T20:16:37.561-04:002009-08-26T20:16:37.561-04:00Very nice pictures. Your lens might have all foggi...Very nice pictures. Your lens might have all fogging up, hence the nice soft feel, very pretty. I haven't read Siddhartha, and probably won't be in a while, but I like the passage.The Real Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226727195920798035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45220208054339999822009-08-26T19:48:43.629-04:002009-08-26T19:48:43.629-04:00I have crossed on a few ferries, some like that an...I have crossed on a few ferries, some like that and one a big behemoth of one between your state and Wisconsin. I liked the smaller ones better. I'm not sure I can think of any that exist around here anymore. It's a shame that we are in too big of a hurry that we have to build bridges.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-35847811261382671152009-08-26T18:56:03.439-04:002009-08-26T18:56:03.439-04:00I also love this passage from Siddhartha, though I...I also love this passage from Siddhartha, though I think it was lost on my teen who read it last year in English. Tuesdays With Morrie is more his style.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85107103665214446012009-08-26T17:46:51.283-04:002009-08-26T17:46:51.283-04:00What a beautiful passage from Siddharta, I love He...What a beautiful passage from Siddharta, I love Hermann Hesse's books! <br /><br />Rivers have something... ferries too. It's nice that you showed it to your daughter. Did she enjoy the excursion?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your nice memories, so peaceful. I've taken a ferry too this summer, from the mainland in Holland, to an island in the North Sea. It was just a 20 minute trip, escorted by the seagulls. The kids would throw them bread and they would catch it in the air.Leni Qinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787813168299836381noreply@blogger.com