The historic Plover ferry will start trips between Blaine Harbor and Semiahmoo Spit just in time for Memorial Day Weekend.
The 81-year-old ferry will kick off its summer sailing season on Friday, May 23, running noon to 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday every week through Labor Day Weekend. The Plover will also run on Memorial Day on Monday, May 26.
The ferry will depart from Gate 2 at Blaine Harbor on the hour and depart from Semiahmoo on the half-hour each day.
One-way tickets cost $6 for adults and children over 11 years old, $2 for children ages 2-10 years old, and tickets are free for children under 2 years old.
This year, the city of Blaine will transition to online sales and will not accept cash. Tickets can be purchased on the city’s tourism website, blainebythesea.com. The city will also accept donations on the ticketing page.
The Plover’s departure from Blaine Harbor will mark its first full sailing season since 2022. In fall 2022, it was discovered the historic ferry needed repairs more extensive than its original restoration in the mid-‘90s. After repairs were finished last summer, the Plover was scheduled to operate but the U.S. Coast Guard issued a no-sail order after rotted wood was found that needed to be replaced.
The boat was built in 1944 to transport Alaska Packers Association workers between Blaine Harbor and the salmon cannery on Semiahmoo Spit.
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