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The ferry was purchased and refurbished at a cost of $7.5 million at a shipyard on Whidbey Island and delivered to the agency in October 2018. [64] The ferry entered service in November 2018 on the Kingston route. [66] M/V Melissa Ann was leased as a backup vessel for M/V Finest on the Kingston run. [85]
Entrance to 6-inch gun bunker at Fort Ebey. Fort Ebey State Park is a public recreation area occupying the site of former Fort Ebey on the west side of Whidbey Island, five miles (8.0 km) west of Coupeville in Island County, Washington, United States. The state park covers 651 acres (263 ha) overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca and lies ...
The old Inn is currently owned by the National Park Service. The Ferry House became part of the 17,500-acre (71 km 2) Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve created in 1978 to protect the rural working landscape and community on Central Whidbey Island. It is one of more than 400 historic buildings in the NHR.
The ferry system carried a total of 18.66 million riders in 2023—9.69 million passengers and 8.97 million vehicles. [3] WSF is the largest ferry system in the United States and the second-largest vehicular ferry system in the world behind BC Ferries. [4] The state ferries carried an average of 59,900 per weekday in the third quarter of 2024.
Also included are both Fort Casey State Park and Fort Ebey State Park, as well as a section of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The Central Whidbey Island Historic District, with the Sergeant Clark House and the Coupeville grain wharf, is part of the National Historical Reserve and is listed on the National Register of Historic ...
MV Tokitae en route to Clinton, Whidbey Island.. The contracts for the Tokitae were signed on November 1, 2011, [6] and its keel was laid on March 29, 2012. [7]The Tokitae ' s hull was rolled out of the Vigor construction building onto a drydock on March 2, 2013.
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Whidbey Island hosts many festivals and celebrations throughout the year. Whidbey Island Area Fair ("Island County Fair" until 2012 [35]), on the third weekend of July, includes rides, food, and animal shows. Wag'n'Walk, which takes place towards the end of August, is Western Washington's premier celebration of dogs and things dog-related.