The End of an Era

It was purely chance that I caught the next ship but it turns out that it was a moment.

 This was the Daldean of Chatham Ferry which was the larger of two ferries that was used to connect Marine City, Michigan with Sombra, Ontario.  It was sold to a group that runs a ferry between Amherstburg, Ontario and what used to be Boblo Island.

 Two years ago the docks in Sombra, Ontario were damaged by an ice floe.  The owner of that dock claims the damage was from one of the icebreakers that was operating at the time.  It was estimated that the dock would cost $4 million to repair.

 After raising the money, it was uncertain whether the border station in Marine City would be manned, so efforts to repair the dock were halted.  I think they still hope to repair the dock someday but that depends on whether the customs office in Marine City gets occupied.

It's a shame that service may not re-open as it was a nice place to cross the border into Canada.  It didn't have the long lines of the bridges and the guards seemed much friendlier.