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Ferry services to Put-In-Bay, Middle Bass and Kelleys Island have started earlier this month after a warm winter season with little ice coverage. The ferry began service in 1991 and employs 50 to ...
The Jet Express ferry fleet comprises four high-speed water-jet-powered catamaran vessels: MV Jet Express (1989) (Port Clinton route only) MV Jet Express II (1992) (Port Clinton route only) MVJet Express III (2002) (Sandusky-Inter-Island route only) MV Jet Express IV (1995) (Acquired in 2009, back up, and excursions)
The company folded in the first decade of the 21st century due to financial mismanagement, excessive growth with low market share, and steep price competition by the recently established Kelleys Island Ferry. [citation needed] The Kelleys Island Ferry is the only line that runs year-round (weather permitting) between the island and the mainland.
The islands vary by year-round population of approximately 500 on South Bass Island, 100 for Kelleys Island, 40 at Middle Bass Island and 12 on North Bass Island. Kelleys Island, Middle Bass, North Bass and South Bass (Put-in-Bay) have active school districts with North Bass Local School District being the last operating one-room schoolhouse in ...
My family took a ferry across Lake Michigan to avoid driving through Chicago. We brought our car with us, but next time, we'll rent a car at the port.
The ferry, owned and operated by Lake Michigan Carferry, makes four-hour runs from Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc and back through Oct. 6. ... Prices for roundtrip tickets on the S.S Badger ...
The M/V Mackinac Express during her time as a Arnold Line catamaran ferry at Mackinac Island. Arnold Transit Company (most assets purchased by Star Line—now Mackinac Island Ferry Company—in 2016) Current boats Algomah (1961) Beaver, (1952), freight; Chippewa (1962) Corsair (1955), freight; Huron (1955) Mackinac Express (1987), catamaran
The regional tourist economy is anchored by attractions like Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay, and Kelleys Island. Marblehead is the primary mainland port of the Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Line, the main passenger and vehicle ferry to Kelleys Island. Nearby Lakeside Chautauqua and Bay Point Resort serve as lakefront destinations as well. Marblehead ...