A turntable for cars on a ferry? Ferry service at Sandy Point? A ferry on fire that almost burned the dock as well…
These and other interesting stories are part of a presentation that the late William “Bill” Hunziker (1922-2016) gave on behalf of the South Whidbey Historical Society in 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Freeland. Bill’s father, Stanley Hunziker, was a South Whidbey Ferry captain who worked on the ferries for four-and-a-half decades.
It’s a little long, but well worth watching. The first 30 minutes cover some of the ferry personnel, and the rest covers the history of ferry system development for South Whidbey.
