Merrill Transit Celebrates 100 years of Motor Bus Service

November 17, 2021 is the 100th Anniversary of motorbuses in Merrill.  Merrill Transit will be joining the Merrill Historical Society in conducting the Nickel Tour on Saturday, November 6, 2021.  The tours will be from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. beginning and ending at the Historical Society.  The Merrill Historical Society will be open for viewing before and after the tour on the bus.
Tours are free; registration is required and can be made by calling 715-536-7112.
Narrators on the tours will be from the Merrill Community Theater.  As the tour proceeds through town along the original trolley line, as well as some brief stops at significant locations with the city.  Narrators will provide a brief history of how the city of Merrill grew along the trolley line.  
Commemorative tokens, produced by Merrill High School FAB Lab, will be handed out during the tour.
Masks are required on the bus per federal TSA mandates.