The Walpole–Algonac Ferry serves the city of

Algonac, Michigan Algonac ( ) is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,196 at the 2020 census. Incorporated as a village in 1867 and again as a city in 1967, Algonac is located at the southern end of the St. Clair River a ...

, and the First Nation reserve of

Walpole Island Walpole Island is an island and First Nation reserve in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the border between Ontario and Michigan in the United States. It is located in the mouth of the Saint Clair River on Lake Saint Clair, about by road fr ...

, and (indirectly),

Wallaceburg, Ontario Wallaceburg (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population 10,323) is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southern Ontario, Southern Southwestern Ontario, (Southwestern) Ontario, Canada. Originally a small settlement, it w ...

, via Highway 40 and

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Road 32. It serves as a border crossing of the

Canada–United States border The international border between Canada and the United States is the longest in the world by total length. The boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Canada' ...

. The Walpole–Algonac Ferry Line has been in operation for over 100 years. Operating out of Walpole Island (Ontario, Canada), the ferry crosses the St. Clair River to Algonac (Michigan, USA) and is the closest route between Detroit and Chatham/Wallaceburg/London/Toronto areas. The two-ferry operation (12 car and 9 car) runs daily, year-round (weather permitting), with a crossing time of approximately seven minutes.

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