Peele Island Hovercraft (NF)

[ketchenany]

I'm having a contriversy with one of our writers (tourism) about a hovercraft to Peele Island. Has anyone seen used it and if so does it have a regular schudule?

 

Thanks for your help

[Chrispy]

I heard that they were proposing a hovercraft.....but whether they got one is another story....here is a link to the Pelee Island Ferry.....they have a 1-800 number to call so you can get more info.....

 

 

http://www.pelee.com/transportation_island.asp

 

 

 

Chrispy!

[jediangler]

Took a ferry over in 2003. If you go be sure to check out the massive Oak tree. I had brother Joonmoon (who is 6'4") and Pops do some tree huggin' for scale. It was over 18' around and close to 60' tall. I had to walk a long way down the road to get the last pic.

Edited February 21, 2008 by jediangler

[Bob Devine]

There was a type of hover craft used a few yrs back. It was the Pelee Flyer and here is a link.

http://www.middlebass2.org/PeleeFlyer2003.shtml

 

It is no longer is use.

[ketchenany]

Thanks Bob now I have ammunition and she will be

[douG]

A tree 18 ft in diameter would need 10 people to reach all the way around it. You mean 18 feet in circumference, not diameter.

 

We had turkey pie for dinner last night. A coincidence? Hmmmmmmmm.

[Bob Devine]

The Flyer was fast and would ride above the waves but on BIG Erie wave days it had to be slowed downed and could not ride on the Hydrofoils. It would take abut 25 minutes to get to the Island at crusing speeds versus the almost 3 hrs on the Jiiman Ferry. I was on the Flyer once for a memorial to the Island for a friend who passed away on the tragic flight 126 from Pelee Island.