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The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry is a cable ferry crossing Lake Champlain between Ticonderoga, New York, and Shoreham, Vermont. It connects the New York and Vermont segments of State Route 74 The ferry can carry up to 18 cars and has a weight limit of 15 tons. The ferry operates seasonally, from May to October.
From about 1820 to 1850, approximately five horse ferry crossings operated on Lake Champlain. [31] The Burlington Bay Horse Ferry shipwreck discovered in 1983 in Lake Champlain is an example of a turntable team boat. [32] [33] "Horse-powered ferries like the one sunk in the Bay of Burlington, Vermont, had reached their heyday in the 1830s and ...
The Fort Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry is the oldest and southernmost ferry on Lake Champlain. [8] Its cable system consists of two 1.1-inch (2.8 cm) steel cables in parallel alignment. [9] The current ferry barge, in operation since 1959, is powered by a sixteen-ton tugboat built in 1979 that can hold up to 18 cars. [8]
MV Confederation in 2008 MV Confederation in 2022 in her new livery. MV Confederation is a double-ended RORO ferry which operates on a seasonal basis between Caribou, Nova Scotia and Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island from May to December.
The Federal Government purchased the Norwegian ferry MV Fanafjord (built 2008) in 2023, and in 2028 a brand new ferry is expected to be delivered. The replacement ferry arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia on January 26, 2025 and now bears the name MV Northumberland. [4] [5] Fares are paid only when exiting Prince Edward Island.
Pages in category "Ferries of Prince Edward Island" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In the case of ferries, no date is given, as the beginning of a ferry link is often not documented. B Provides only a partial crossing. D Nordik Express offers, in addition to links to Rimouski, Sept-Îles, and Havre-Saint-Pierre, a ferry link to several communities along the Basse-Côte-Nord .
The Larrabee's Point Complex consists of a collection of ferry-related buildings and structures at the western end of Vermont Route 74 in Shoreham, Vermont.Included are facilities currently used by the oldest operating ferry on Lake Champlain, the Ticonderoga-Larrabees Point Ferry, and two buildings historically associated with the ferry operation.