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Ram Island is a small 20-acre (81,000 m 2) island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. It is located in the Town of Stonington , approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) offshore, between Mystic and Fishers Island .
This is a list of islands of Connecticut.The list does not include named minor rock outcroppings, former islands that are now connected to the mainland by landfill, or false islands that are connected by thin slivers of land to the mainland.
Once called "Ram Island", the 45 acres (18 ha) [2] isle was renamed after Daniel Shea, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from Norwalk who died in the Vietnam War. Owned by Norwalk city government, the island is just northeast of Sheffield Island and about 4,000 yards (3,700 m) south of Manressa Island.
The MV Long Island, the newest member of the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry's fleet, was built in 2024 by Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Florida, and entered service in December 2024. She is 302 feet long and 52 feet wide and has capacity for 124 automobiles.
The ferry service restricted access to the public pier at C.C. Haigh, Jr. Boat Landing on Pinckney Island for a little over a week from around April 15 to April 23.
Cross Sound Ferry is a passenger and road vehicle ferry service operating between New London, Connecticut and Orient, New York on Long Island.. The service is privately owned and operated by Cross Sound Ferry Services, headquartered in New London and run by the Wronowski family, which also owns and operates the Block Island Express ferry service and the Thames Shipyard and Repair Company.
Governor Island (10 acres / 4.07 ha) has 14 houses. Rogers Island (7.75 acres / 3.14 ha ), also known as Yon Comis Island , one of several Thimbles owned by Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Bear Island is home to a granite quarry , which exported high-quality stone to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial , Grant's Tomb , and the base of the Statue ...
15 Staten Island Ferry mariners – including sleeping beauty – are now millionaires after pulling down seven-figure paydays last fiscal year Rich Calder, Matthew Sedacca November 10, 2024 at 6: ...