On Feb. 18, 1928, readers of The Appeal-Democrat learned of a local man who survived a ferry disaster in San Francisco.

In the early morning hours of Oct. 20, 1976, the ferry George Prince was making its routine 10‐minute crossing on the Mississippi River from Destrehan to Luling, about 20 miles upstream from New ...

Imagine boarding a winter ferry in 1966, hearing howling winds and feeling the deck pitch beneath your feet, while heavy trucks and cars roll around inside like loose cargo. On December 8, 1966, the ...