''Wolfe Islander III'' is the

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

currently serving between

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and Wolfe Island. She can hold approximately 55 cars, and is end-loading. The length of the car deck is 61 metres (200 feet). The vehicle height restriction is 4.4 m (14 feet, 5 inches). 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,

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. The previous ferry in service was ''

Wolfe Islander II ''Wolfe Islander II'' was a ferry that served between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island (Ontario) between 1946 and 1975, when she was replaced by the Wolfe Islander III. Originally named ''Ottawa Maybrook'', she was built in Collingwood, Ontario ...

''. The ferry terminal on Wolfe Island varied by season until the fall of 2020. During the summer season (approximately April to December), the Marysville dock was used, while during the winter season (December to April), the Dawson’s Point dock was used, located east of Marysville. During the three-year reconstruction of the Barrack Street Dock in Kingston and the Marysville dock on Wolfe Island, the Dawson's Point dock will be used year-round on the Wolfe Island side. The route used to include a bubbler system that stretched to the Barrack Street Dock in Kingston, Ontario. It became non-operational for several years, and the machinery was removed in the fall of 2020 during Barrack Street dock reconstruction at Kingston. The Kingston Terminal is located at the foot of Barrack Street, at Ontario Street. In 2017, the Ontario provincial government ordered a new battery electric powered ferry with a capacity of 399 people and 75 vehicles from

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to operate the Wolfe Island route. That new ferry, the

MV Wolfe Islander IV The Wolfe Islander IV is a zero emission ferry boat which will serve between Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at t ...

was to have begun operations in April 2022 as the new vessel is compatible with both the existing and new dock and ramp infrastructure.

References

External links

Wolfe Island Ferry Service schedule
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