Middle Bass Island - Western Lake Erie Ferries

Island Boat Lines: US Only
Boat Line	Mainland US	Island	Island	Notes
Miller Boat Line	Catawba	Middle Bass		Miller is the only boat line from the mainland US to Middle Bass. It takes cars, which require reservations two weeks in advance during the summer.
Sonny-S		Middle Bass	Put-in-Bay (South Bass)	The Sonny-S is the only boat between Middle Bass and Put-in-Bay. It goes to the main Put-in-Bay dock on the north shore of the island. No cars.
Miller Boat Line	Catawba	Put-in-Bay (South Bass)		Miller’s Put-in-Bay boats go to the Lime Kiln dock on the south shore of the island. Cars on some trips.
Jet Express	Port Clinton	Put-in-Bay (South Bass)		It is a catamaran that goes to the main Put-in-Bay dock on the north shore. No cars.
Island Rocket	Sandusky	Kelleys Island	Put-in-Bay (South Bass)	No cars.
Island Rocket	Sandusky	Cedar Point (not an island)		Cedar Point has a major amusement park. By using a combination of the Sonny-S and the two Island Rockets, you can go between Middle Bass and Cedar Point. No cars.
Goodtime Island Cruises	Sandusky	Kelleys Island	Put-in-Bay (South Bass)	No cars.
Neuman's Kelleys Island Ferry or Kelleys Island Ferry	Marblehead	Kelleys Island		Marblehead is within walking distance of Lakeside, a Victorian Chatauqua with summer concerts and lectures. By using a combination of the Sonny-S, the Island Rocket (between Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island) and the Neuman Ferry, you can go between Middle Bass and Lakeside. Cars.

Island Boat Lines: US to Canada top
Boat Line	Mainland US	Island	Mainland Canada	Notes
Jet Express	Port Clinton, US	Pelee Island, Canada		The Jet Express makes special Friday evening dinner cruises from Port Clinton, to Pelee Island. No cars.
Island Rocket	Sandusky, US	Pelee Island, Canada		By using a combination of the Sonny-S and the two Island Rockets, you can go between Middle Bass and Pelee Island, Canada. No cars.
MV JIIMAAN		Pelee Island, Canada	Leamington or Kingsville, Canada	Cars.
MV Pelee Islander	Sandusky, US	Pelee Island, Canada	Leamington or Kingsville, Canada	By using a combination of the Sonny-S, the Island Rocket, and the Pelee Islander, you can go between Middle Bass and Pelee Island, Canada, and the Canadian mainland. Cars.

Island Boat Lines: Canada Only top
Boat Line	Mainland US	Island	Mainland Canada	Notes
Pelee Flyer (hydrofoil)		Pelee Island, Canada	KIngsville	High Speed hydrofoil from Kingsville to Scudder's Dock at the north end of Pelee. No easy connection from there to other Pelee ferries landing at the west dock.

Possible Itineraries from Middle Bass top
To	Boat	From Where to Where
Put-in-Bay, US	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay

Catawba, US	Miller Ferry	Middle Bass to Catawba

Port Clinton, US	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay
	Jet Express	Put-in-Bay to Port Clinton

Kelleys Island, US	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay
Kelleys Island, US	Island Rocket or Goodtime	Put-in-Bay to Kelleys Island

Sandusky, US	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay
Sandusky, US	Island Rocket or Goodtime	Put-in-Bay to Sandusky

Cedar Point, US	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay
	Island Rocket	Put-in-Bay to Sandusky
	Island Rocket	Sandusky to Cedar Point

Lakeside, US	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay
	Island Rocket	Put-in-Bay to Kelleys
	Neuman’s Ferry or Kelleys Island Ferry	Kelleys Island to Marblehead

Pelee Island, Canada	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay
	Island Rocket	Put-in-Bay to Sandusky
	Island Rocket or Pelee Islander	Sandusky to Pelee Island

Leamington or Kingsville, Canada	Sonny-S	Middle Bass to Put-in-Bay
	Island Rocket	Put-in-Bay to Sandusky
	Island Rocket or Pelee Islander	Sandusky to Pelee Island
	Pelee Islander or MV JIIMAAN	Pelee Island to Leamington or Kingsville, Canada

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Revised: 21 Jul 2008 06:55:07.

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Island Boat Lines: US Only