Passengers Aboard the Ferries to and from the Island
Ry, Levi, and Celia Wood play Crazy Eights with father Ben.
Ry, Levi, and Celia Wood play Crazy Eights with father Ben.
Taffy, a Lhasa Apso, on board the Martha's Vineyard.
Taffy, a Lhasa Apso, on board the Martha's Vineyard.
The Smith family (Charles, Traci, Zoe and Charles 4th) gets a photo taken.
The Smith family (Charles, Traci, Zoe and Charles 4th) gets a photo taken.
Falmouth daytrippers peruse brochures for Vineyard trip.
Falmouth daytrippers peruse brochures for Vineyard trip.
Lines snake down the wharf for the 3:45 boat on the Sunday after the Fourth.
Lines snake down the wharf for the 3:45 boat on the Sunday after the Fourth.
Full suitcases heading to the the Vineyard.
Full suitcases heading to the the Vineyard.
Melanie Cheal's ferrets Rascal and Gizmo ride in style.
Melanie Cheal's ferrets Rascal and Gizmo ride in style.
Ava Nation, 3.5, watches the Island Home leave Woods Hole with father Craig and younger sister Brooke, 18 months.
Ava Nation, 3.5, watches the Island Home leave Woods Hole with father Craig and younger sister Brooke, 18 months.
Nellie (owned by Joan Feldman) and Wesley (owned by Athena Maribito) make friends on the ferry.
Nellie (owned by Joan Feldman) and Wesley (owned by Athena Maribito) make friends on the ferry.
Daytripper, commuter, weekender, summer kid, year-rounder, washashore, Islander: the moniker doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if you take a plane to the Vineyard, or if you come via your own boat or one of the other passenger ferries that makes the trip. The Steamship Authority ferries are the keystone in the metaphorical bridge to America.
For more about the Steamship Authority, read the article: Passage to Paradise, Bridge To America, Steamship Sails On.