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Southport / Fort Fisher Ferry

This is a major shortcut between Fort Fisher and the town of Southport. Southport, as you may or may not know, is where the WB series "Dawson's Creek" is filmed. The ferry from Fort Fisher to Southport takes about 30 minutes. If you were to drive from Fort Fisher to Southport, it would take you over 2 hours!! (I know this because the ferry broke down once and I had to drive the long way back). You pay the attendant, then drive your car onto the ferry, then drive off. This is a great experience, and it is not very expensive ($3.00 for cars, $1.00 for bicycles, and .50 for pedestrians).

I also found out the ferry will cease it's operations approximately 15 years from now, and will be decomissioned. Evidently, a bridge will connect Southport with Fort Fisher at that time.

Mode: AROUND

Phone: 1-800-BY-FERRY

Type: Ship/Boat

Website: http://www.ncferry.org/