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Rockland Ferry Terminal is a public ferry terminal and intercity bus stop in Rockland, Maine. It is the mainland terminus for ferries to three island communities in Penobscot Bay: Vinalhaven, North Haven and Matinicus. Concord Coach Lines provides bus service to Portland, Bangor, Boston, and nearby towns.
Vinalhaven is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. Its town limits include the island of Vinalhaven, the largest of the Fox Islands, and smaller islands, some accessible from Vinalhaven Island by bridge or causeway. The population was 1,279 at the 2020 census. [2] It is home to a thriving lobster fishery and hosts a summer colony.
Maine state law requires MaineDOT to operate regular ferry routes, known as the Maine State Ferry Service, to specific island localities along Maine's Atlantic coast. [6] All ferries can carry passengers, vehicles, and freight. As of 2021, the service consists of six routes. [7]
The Kingston-Edmonds ferry will remain its current alternative schedule, with one-boat service for the popular route. Vessels depart roughly every 90 minutes through the day on the holiday and Friday.
The Maine State Ferry Service serves (from Rockland) Vinalhaven, North Haven and Matinicus Isle; (from Lincolnville) Isleboro; and (from Bass Harbor) Swan's Island and Frenchboro. According to U.S. News & World Report, Maine is ranked 19th in public transit usage and 43rd in transportation infrastructure. [8]
The ferry's abbreviated winter schedule wouldn't normally start until Dec. 31 or Jan. 2, but is in effect now. Lake Champlain Transportation of Burlington operates the Essex-Charlotte ferry, as ...
Each of the seven islands on the roster of Casco Bay Lines is served seven days a week, with frequency dependent upon the season. The Peaks Island ferry (aboard the Machigonne II) runs fifteen times on Mondays and Tuesdays, and sixteen times on Wednesdays through Sundays, with a layover of thirty minutes after reaching the island.
The Chebeague Island Ferry (also known as the CTC Ferry) [1] is a passenger ferry which runs between Chebeague Island and Cousins Island in Maine, United States. [2] Operated by the Chebeague Transportation Company (CTC), the route was formally established in 1975, [3] although boats have carried passengers between the two islands since the late 1950s.