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As it is the only public access to Wolfe Island, the vessel operates as a free ferry. Crossing time is approximately 20 minutes. She was launched into service on 5 February 1976 by then Ontario Minister of Transportation, James W. Snow. [1] The previous ferry in service was Wolfe Islander II.
MV Wolfe Islander IV is a zero emission ferry serving between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island in the Great Lakes. It replaces the ferry MV Wolfe Islander III and brings 50% more capacity. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Wolfe Islander IV was constructed alongside another ferry, Amherst Islander II , using the same zero emission technology and which will serve ...
Wolfe Island has a Canada Post office and telephone exchange (+1-613-385-). Wolfe Island can be accessed by ferry from Canada and the United States. The ferry from Kingston (Wolfe Islander III) is operated by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and is free of charge. This ferry operates from two locations: the Summer Dock located in Marysville ...
Wolfe Islander II was a ferry that served between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island, Canada, between 1946 and 1975, when she was replaced by the Wolfe Islander III. Originally named Ottawa Maybrook , she was built in Collingwood, Ontario to be included in an economic aid package to China in 1946.
Of the several islands that make up Frontenac Islands, only three (Wolfe Island, Howe Island, and Simcoe Island ranked in descending order of year-round resident population) have substantial permanent resident populations, and regularly-scheduled or on-demand marine ferry service provides year-round vehicle and emergency services access to those islands.
Unlike the private ferry service at the southern tip of the island, the Wolfe Islander III is operated by the Ministry of Transportation and can be used free of charge. [6] From Dawson Point Road, just east of Marysville, the highway continued east across the island.
The Amherst Islander II is a zero emission ferry boat which will serve Amherst Island from Millhaven, Ontario in Lake Ontario, Canada, thus replacing the MV Frontenac II built in 1962. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Amherst Islander II was constructed with another ferry, the MV Wolfe Islander IV , using the same zero emission technology and which will serve ...
Simcoe Island is a small island approximately six kilometres (3.7 mi) long, and one point five kilometres (0.93 mi) across at its widest point, in Lake Ontario, just off Wolfe Island, close to Kingston, Ontario, and Amherst Island. The island is almost completely farmland and can be reached by ferry from Wolfe Island.