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St. Laurent Ferry is a
ferryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
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CanadianCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of
SaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. The ferry crosses the
South Saskatchewan RiverThe South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan....
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Grid Road 783Highway 783 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 11/Highway 212 near Duck Lake to the North Saskatchewan River near Wingard. Highway 783 is about 29 km long....
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Grid Road 782Highway 782 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 11 near Duck Lake to Highway 2 near St. Louis. Highway 782 is about 38 km long....
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St. Laurent de GrandinSt. Laurent de Grandin is an area of Métis settlement along the South Saskatchewan River. It is just east of Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, and at present is the site of the St. Laurent Ferry, as well as the Roman Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes...
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The six car ferry is operated by the Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation. The ferry is free of tolls and operates between 7:00 am and midnight, during the ice-free season. The ferry has a length of 18.2 metres (59.7 ft), a width of 6 metres (19.7 ft), and a weight limit of 34.5 tonnes.