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Post by ferryfast admin on Jan 24, 2012 15:13:23 GMT -5
Cleveland in Talks with Canadian Neighbors about Cross-Lake Erie Ferry Service
By Julie Kent. Published on 01/24/2012 - 10:45am www.clevelandleader.com/node/18127
Clevelanders who want to visit Canada must presently catch an international flight, or make a drive over land. Travel to our neighbor to the north by water is not an option and hasn't been for more than 50 years now, but it may be soon in the future. Port officials in Cleveland say that they're talking with officials in Port Stanley, Ontario, about the idea of a passenger ferry service across Lake Erie which could start as early as next year.
The service between Cleveland and Port Stanley would most likely start out as a two-year trial. The ferry service would carry people, cars and a limited number of trucks. Port Stanley would like to limit the number of trucks and would like tourism to be the emphasis of the ferries.
Port Stanley officials have selected an Indiana-based vessel management company to study the concept and the types of boats that could be used for the ferry service.
A similar ferry service was attempted in Toronto and Rochester, New York, but that experiment ultimately failed. It's not clear if a Cleveland to Canada ferry would suffer the same fate, but it'd certainly be worth a try.
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