Shutdown of Charlotte-Essex ferry raises outcry on both sides of lake

The ferry Grand Isle arrives in Charlotte from Essex last Thursday.

Commuters and town officials are protesting plans to suspend ferry service between Charlotte and Essex, New York, which many use daily to cross Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain Transportation Co. announced last week that the route will close indefinitely on Jan. 4, attributing the suspension to dwindling ridership numbers due to the pandemic.The suspension will whittle the company’s ferry routes across Lake Champlain down to just one, between Plattsburgh and Grand Isle. The popular Burlington/Port Kent crossing remains closed ‘for the moment,’ Lake Champlain Transportation says, and no timeline has been set for reopening. ...”

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The ferry Grand Isle arrives in Charlotte after crossing Lake Champlain from Essex, New York, last Thursday.

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