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Mon.,Tues.,Wed.*,Thurs., Fri.,& Sat.
1/2 through 5/2 and 10/13 through 12/31
–Leaving–Swan’s Island Bass Harbor 6:45 am 7:30 am 8:15 am 9:00 am ** 9:45 am ** 11:00 am 2:15 pm 3:00 pm 3:45 pm 4:30 pm * 2nd, 4th, and 5th Wed. of each month **Does not operate on Wed. or Thurs.
1st & 3rd Wed.
–Leaving–Swan’s Island Bass Harbor 6:45 am 7:30 am 8:15 am 11:00 am 1:15 pm 4:00 pm 4:45 pm 5:30 pm
Mon.,Tues.,Wed.*,Thurs., Fri.,& Sat.
May 3 through Oct. 12
–Leaving–Swan’s Island Bass Harbor 6:45 am 7:30 am 8:15 am 9:00 am ** 9:45 am ** 11:00 am 1:30 pm 2:15 pm 3:00 pm 3:45 pm 4:30 pm 5:15 pm * 2nd, 4th, and 5th Wed. of each month **Does not operate on Wed. or Thurs.
Sunday ONLY
Swan’s Island Bass Harbor 8:15 am 9:00 am 9:45 am 10:30 am 1:15 pm 4:00 pm 4:45 pm 5:30 pm
Please call for specific scheduling information. Service will be limited on New Year’s, Thanksgiving, and Christmas days. Please contact the appropriate terminal for scheduled operations on these days.
For More Information, Contact: MAINE STATE FERRY SERVICE P.O. Box 213, Swan’s Island, ME 04685 (207) 526-4273 P.O. Box 114, Bass Harbor, ME 04653 (207) 244-3254
Swan’s Island Ferry — Service to Frenchboro, Long Island — 8.25 Miles, 50 Min. Wednesdays
–Leaving–
Bass Harbor Frenchboro 9:00 am 10:00 am 2:00 pm* 3:00 pm* *1st and 3rd Wednesdays only
Thursdays
–Leaving–Bass Harbor 9:00 am Frenchboro 10:00 am Fridays: Passenger-only vessel 4/2 thru 10/29 –Leaving–
Bass Harbor Frenchboro 8:00 am 9:00 am 5:15 pm 6:00 pm November –Leaving–
Bass Harbor Frenchboro 8:00 am 9:00 am 4:15 pm 5:00 pm
Sundays
–Leaving– Bass Harbor 2:00 pm Frenchboro 3:00 pm
ONE WAY TICKETS AVAILABLE
Cranberry Cove Ferry
The Cranberry Cove Ferry departs from the UPPER TOWN DOCK at 110 Clark Point Rd. in Southwest Harbor. The ferry then stops at the Manset Dock owned by Cranberry Isles (C.I. dock), before departing for the Cranberry Isles. Below is the schedule for July and August. Please note that the departure times in spring and fall change to 7:15 am; 10:15 am; 1:15 pm and 4:15 pm from the SWH Upper Town Dock. Call 207-546-2927 for more information.
Leave SWH Upper Leave Manset Leave Great Leave Islesford
Town Dock (C.I. Dock) Cranberry Island Little Cranberry 7:15 am 7:30 am 7:50 am 8:50 am 8:30 am 8:10 am 9:15 am 9:30 am 9:50 am 10:50 am 10:30 am 10:10 am 11:15 am 11:30 am 11:50 am 12:50 pm 12:30 pm 12:10 pm 2:15 pm 2:30 pm 2:50 pm 3:50 pm 3:30 pm 3:10 pm 5:15 pm 5:30 pm 5:50 pm 6:50 pm 6:30 pm 6:10 pm
Please note: We are unable to use the entire Tidepool section here, but this is a PORTION of the wealth of information found in this book.
Check out the local libraries to see the entire book.
(bar-na-kuls) That’s us! We are one of the first things you will step on while looking for a tidepool. Our shells are grayish-white with sharp edges, and we cement ourselves permanently to rocks. Please, walk gently or we’ll be crushed. If you want to meet us in person, look in a tidepool where we’ll be under water. If we’re not “out” when you arrive, swish the water around us with your hand for a few seconds, then wait. We’ll be out to eat the plankton (microscopic food) that you have stirred up!
Did you like the barnacles? Well we LOVE barnacles. In fact, we eat them! We are the dog whelks, the carnivorous (meat-eating) snails of the tidepools. Our drill-like tongue, called a radula (rad-you-la), lets us bore through shells of the animals we like to eat! Our shells come in many colors and patterns. What colors can you find?
