<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1GsxVK_1GzYFDJh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1GsxVK_1GzYFDJh00" width="1200" height="600" ><p>CAPE VINCENT, New York (WWNY) - Progress bringing back Horne’s Ferry, which used to connect Cape Vincent to Wolfe Island, Ontario, is slow but definite.</p><p>American and Canadian officials talked about it Tuesday.</p><p>“We can get caught up in the fact that it’s a national border crossing, but really this is about connection between two communities,” said Richard Allen, manager of economic development for Frontenac County, Ontario.</p><h2>Work on the Canadian side</h2><p>Canadians are updating the Wolfe Island border crossing station. They are waiting to hear from Canadian border service agencies about what is needed to staff the ferry service.</p><p>“The cost is not the problem,” Allen said. “It’s more just making sure we check the boxes, move through things so that they meet the needs of a modern border crossing these days.”</p><h2>Work on the U.S. side</h2><p>On the U.S. side, cleaning up the ferry landing is the priority.</p><p>“I think with a little bit of TLC to the landing, we can quickly be back up in business,” said Jerry Golden, mayor of Cape Vincent.</p><h2>Two years since closure</h2><p>It has been two years since Horne’s Ferry closed. Many in the North Country expressed disappointment. Canadians were caught off guard.</p><p>“We really didn’t anticipate the loss of this centuries long business,” Allen said. “We just assumed since it’s been there it’d always be there. So it was a bit of a surprise when it came on the market for us.”</p><h2>Effect on Wolfe Island</h2><p>Allen said the closure has hurt business on Wolfe Island. The Cape Vincent ferry is out of operation, and the ferry route on Kingston’s side was altered for renovations. Visitor traffic has taken a toll over the last two years, Allen said.</p><p>“They’re eager to see that economic activity restored, as our small businesses rely on that summer tourism season to save for throughout the year,” Allen said.</p><h2>No target date</h2><p>Officials said a new Wolfe Island border crossing station, approval from Canadian border officials and a cleaned Cape Vincent landing would leave little in the way of the service’s return. There is no target date yet.</p></div></body>

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CAPE VINCENT, New York (WWNY) - Progress bringing back Horne’s Ferry, which used to connect Cape Vincent to Wolfe Island, Ontario, is slow but definite. American and Canadian officials talked about it Tuesday. “We can get caught up in the fact that it’s a national border crossing, but really...

Two years adrift, Horne’s Ferry sees steady progress toward return

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CAPE VINCENT, New York (WWNY) - Progress bringing back Horne’s Ferry, which used to connect Cape Vincent to Wolfe Island, Ontario, is slow but definite. Am

Two years adrift, Horne’s Ferry sees steady progress toward return

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