The first sailing of 2024 will head out of Leamington on Thursday, March 28 at 6 p.m. After that a regularly posted schedule will be followed. Here is the opening reservation schedule: Feb. 29 for April 8 (Total Solar Eclipse) by phone only March 1 for the first, second and […]
Pelee Island
Pelee Island Ferry Service 2023 Season Ends December 11
The Pelee Island Ferry Service 2023 sailing season will end on Monday, Dec. 11 at 7 a.m. Pelee Island 23/24 Winter Air Service commences on December 11 at 4 p.m. with a flight departing from Windsor. Air Service is operated by Cameron Air Services. All flights leaving Windsor will be from […]
Pelee Islander Passes Inspection, Sandusky Service Begins
Good news! The MV Pelee Islander has passed its USCG inspection. The ferry will be starting its regular Sandusky service on Friday, June 2, 2023. You can book reservations online at ontarioferries.com or call 1-800-661-2220. Reservation Line Hours: April 1 – December 9 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily Pelee Island Terminal: General […]
MV Pelee Islander Will Be Returning to Reduced Service May 26 and 28
The MV Pelee Islander will be returning to reduced service on Friday, May 26 and Sunday, May 28, 2023. According to Pelee Island Transportation Service, the Pelee Islander will be leaving Leamington at 12 noon and at 4 p.m. It will set sail from Pelee Island at 2 p.m. and 7 […]
MV Pelee Islander Not in Service Until Early June
The MV Pelee Islander will not be in service until early June due to technical issues. Updates will be posted when available. The Pelee Islander is normally scheduled for four trips a week to the Island this time of year. The Pelee Islander was built in Erieau, Ontario in 1960. […]
MV Pelee Islander II Begins Ferry Service to Pelee May 12
The MV Pelee Islander II will begin ferry service to Pelee Island on May 12, 2023 rather than on May 18 as had previously been scheduled. When the ferry was in drydock a technical problem was discovered so the return had to be delayed. The Pelee Islander II will be […]
Special Meeting of Council: GLIA Summit Roundtable Discussion
Special Meeting of Council: Roundtable Discussion for 2022 Great Lakes Islands Alliance Summit The Township of Pelee is hosting a roundtable discussion on the 2022 GLIA Summit. It will take place on Monday, July 11, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 403. The focus of this […]
Over the Lake: When There Is No ‘Away’ to Throw It
Everything that comes to and leaves Pelee Island does so at great cost. By ferry, plane or personal watercraft — everything consumed or wasted has to come and go somehow. The actual cost of wasting things on the island cannot be fully understood unless the cost of producing the thing […]
Over the Lake: YPT to YQG Winter on Pelee Island
It is a common misconception that once the last ferry sails for the season in December that those living on Pelee Island year round are island-bound with no provisions or connection to the outside world until the ferry begins its daily treks across the lake again in the spring. For […]
Over the Lake: Pelee Island Pheasant Hunts Return
The nearly century-old tradition of fall pheasant hunting returned to Pelee Island this fall. After a brief hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Township of Pelee committed to three Main Hunts and four Clean Up Hunts in October and November of 2021. Pheasants were introduced to the island by […]