Retirement party Saturday for Quyon Ferryman

If you’ve ever been on the Quyon Ferry then you’ve probably crossed paths with Don McColgan. McColgan has been behind the wheel of this vital transportation link for 50 years and on Saturday, family, friends and regular passengers will salute his storied career on the water. There is a retirement party for McColgan at the Quyon Legion from 7-10pm. This spring, he sold the business to his son Ralph and his nephew Ed, who lives in Arnprior. But retirement is a term that we need to use loosely. McColgan tells Oldies 107.7 that he still takes a couple shifts a month driving the ferry.

McColgan says he’s been working on the ferry since he was 10.

In the 70’s, two new ferries hit the water and ran until 2013, when the new larger cable ferry was built. McColgan says given the cost of building a bridge these days, he is confident the Quyon Ferry will be in the water for a long time to come.