Englishtown Ferry - Nova Scotia
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 46° 17.390 W 060° 32.482
20T E 689378 N 5129188
This ferry on Hwy 312 takes you across St Anns Bay. The trip is only about 125 meters (400 feet).
Waymark Code: WM8QEW
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/02/2010
Views: 9
The Torquil MacLean holds 15 passenger cars but can handle larger vehicles (including semi-trailer) as well. It operates 24 hours a day and is the busiest of the 7 inland ferries operated by the province of Nova Scotia handling an average of 600 vehicles a day.
The Torquil MacLean is named after the man who ran the first ferry (a row boat) at this location in about 1871.
Body of water served: St Anns Bay
Places served:
Englishtown to Jersey Cove
Jersey Cove to Englishtown
Terminal / landing address:
Hwy 312
Englishtown, NS Canada
Seasonal: yes
Hours of operation (non-scheduled ferry service): From: 12:00 AM To: 11:59 PM
Dining room / cafeteria: no
Gift shop: no
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