An island family helps a boat land at Frenchboro's ferry landing.

Working Waterfront

Ferry watching on Frenchboro

Reflections is written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in remote coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront. By Natalie Hyde-Peterson The first time I visited Frenchboro, I got off the passenger ferry onto the town dock where… SEE MORE
A crew member and passenger walk off the ferry to Islesboro.

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Ferry service seeks do-over

By Tom Groening With the election of Gov. Janet Mills in November and the formation of a new administration, the Maine State Ferry Service will revisit the rates and fees it adopted last spring. But citing an ongoing lawsuit and mandated rulemaking timelines, a new rate structure could be proposed… SEE MORE