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Maps | Travel Planning | Ferries
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 Travel offshore. Ferries routinely ply the waters of Penobscot Bay. Make sure you're not late to the landing.
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Vinalhaven | North Haven | Monhegan | Matinicus
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Vinalhaven Ferry Schedule
(207-596-2202)
Distance: 15 miles
Crossing Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes |
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January 3-March 31
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Departs Vinalhaven
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Departs Rockland
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Monday through Saturday
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7:00 a.m.
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7:00 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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10:30 a.m.
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10:30 a.m.
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12:00 p.m.
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12:00 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.
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Sunday
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7:00 a.m.
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7:00 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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1:30 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.
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April 1-Oct. 17
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Departs Vinalhaven
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Departs Rockland
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7:00 a.m.
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7:00 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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11:15 a.m.
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11:15 a.m.
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1:00 p.m.
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1:00 p.m.
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2:45 p.m.
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2:45 p.m.
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4:30 p.m.
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4:30 p.m.
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Oct. 18-Dec. 31
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Departs Vinalhaven
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Departs Rockland
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7:00 a.m.
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7:00 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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8:45 a.m.
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10:30 a.m.
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10:30 a.m.
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12:00 p.m.
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12:00 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.
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North Haven Ferry Schedule
(207-596-2202)
Distance: 12.5 miles
Crossing Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes |
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Daily, Year-Round
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Departs North Haven
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Departs Rockland
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7:45 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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12:30 p.m.
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2:15 p.m.
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3:45 p.m.
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5:15 p.m.
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Monhegan
Monhegan Boat Line from Port Clyde (207-372-8848).
Hardy Boat Cruises from New Harbor (207-677-2026 or 800-278-3346/800-2-PUFFIN).
Balmy Days Cruises from Boothbay Harbor (207-633-2284 or 800-298-2284).
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Matinicus Ferry Schedule for 2009
(207-596-2202)
Distance: 23 miles
Crossing Time: 2 hour, 15 minutes |
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January: Jan. 14 |
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February: Feb. 12 |
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March: March 12 |
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April: April 13, 15, 28 |
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May: May 12, 14, 26 |
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June: June 9, 11, 24, 26 |
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July: July 8, 10, 24, 27 |
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August: Aug. 7, 10, 24, 26 |
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September: Sept. 8, 10, 22, 24 |
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October: Oct. 7, 20, 23 |
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November: Nov. 20 |
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December: Dec. 21 |
Also to Matinicus Island:
Boat service to Matinicus also provided by...
- Matinicus Excursions, Capt. George Tarkleson, 207-691-9030.
- Penobscot Ferry and Transport, Capt. James Kalloch, 207-594-5163 (cell 207-691-6030).
- Equinox Island Transit, Capts. Susan Conover & John Morin, 207-236-6890 (cell 207-691-6891).
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International Visitors
Customs: Belfast, 207-338-3954; Bangor, 207-947-7861.
Immigration: 207-945-0334.
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UPCOMING EVENTS...
 Chamber Auction
Live Auction on Friday, October 15; Online Auction from September 20-October 11
Online Bidding Opens on September 20, with Live Auction on October 15. We are excited to announce our online and live auction event for 2010. On September 20th at 8am, the “doors” will open to our auction, which will take place on the Internet at www.BiddingforGood.com/PBRCCAuction. The featured item this year is a FISHER HT Plow from Fisher Engineering, valued at $5240! The FISHER HT Series snowplow is engineered for today's half-ton trucks, providing all the features you expect from FISHER in a standard-duty snowplow. The HT Series feature's FISHER'S Minute Mount 2 On/Off system, INTENSIFIREHalogen headlamps and the original FISHER trip edge design. Based in Rockland, Maine, dedication to quality and service has been a FISHER tradition for more than 60 years. Through the years their plows have earned a solid reputation for reliability and strength - among residential and commercial plowers. Thank you to our current sponsors: Fisher Engineering, Gamage Antiques, Global Packing & Shipping, Bangor Metro/Maine Ahead, The Free Press and VillageSoup/The Herald Gazette. Thank you to our special $250 cash raffle prize donor: Steve & Edie Bryant - Needful Things & Services. Thank you to our $100 cash raffle prize donors: James W. Brannan, Bruce Gamage - Gamage Antiques, Rolf Winters - Knowlton Moving & Storage Corp., Steve Hale - Captain Jack Lobster Boat Adventure and Mike Jones - Camden National Bank. The online auction bidding will run from September 20 at 8am through October 11 at 9pm, with about 80 items heading to a live auction on Friday, October 15 at the Rockland Elks Lodge, located at 210 Rankin Street in Rockland. There will be live auction items, $100 cash raffle prizes, raffle items, cash bar and a concession stand. Bruce Gamage will be our auctioneer. . Items up for bid will include business services, artwork, unique experiences, travel, lodging packages, dining, recreational activities, gift baskets, train rides, boat trips, festival tickets, landscaping supplies and much, much more. Donations are being accepted from now through September – simply log on to the site and click on the “Donate Now” button or you can call Shari Closter at the Chamber with your donation at 596-0376, ext. 22 or shari@therealmaine.com.
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