Item 108943 - Ferry leaving Frye Island, ca. 1970

Item 108943 - Ferry leaving Frye Island, ca. 1970
Contributed by Frye Island Historical Society
Item 108943
Ferry leaving Frye Island, ca. 1970
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Blount Marine in Warren, Rhode Island built the Leisure Lady ferry in 1968. The captain and mate slept in a trailer on the mainland. Ferry service operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The ferry ride took 7 minutes to and from Rubb Cove on Raymond Cape to the north end of Frye Island.

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