Valley View Ferry Resumes Weekend Operations

The Ferry stopped running on weekends recently due to staffing changes after the departure of a captain.

The Ferry will operate on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Operating hours will remain on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The paddlewheel ferry shuttles vehicles across the Kentucky River between Madison and Jessamine counties.

In 2012, the ferry carried 110,000 vehicles and 165,000 passengers.

The ferry began operations in 1785.