Until October 1, 2009, you can still take a ride on one of the last two remaining poled ferries for free Saturdays and Sundays from 9am until 5pm thanks to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors.
This afternoon the Board appropriated $9,300 in order for the Hatton Ferry, which has been crossing the James River for more than 100 years, to continue operating for the next three months, according to a press release.
If any of those funds remained unused by October 1, the Virginia Department of Transportation will return them to the county and the private donations coordinated by Supervisor Lindsay Dorrier and the Albemarle County Historic Society will reimburse the county for its expenses.