The long awaited St. Marys-Fernandina Beach connection now begins for weekend service, starting August 28!  This will make the important link from Georgia to Florida for the East Coast Greenway:

The Cumberland Sound Ferry Service is a passenger/ bicycle ferry connecting St. Mary’s Georgia with Fernandina Beach, Florida. The Ferry will begin service in the fall of 2008. The Ferry will opperate three to four round trips per day Thursday, Friday and Saturday on a limited schedule through the fall and winter of 2008 and then a full schedule in the spring of 2009.

The voyage will take one hour to cross the Cumberland Sound and there will be a narrator on board to explain the regions history, natural festures and wild life. Visitors will spend at least three and one half hours visiting each of these two Historic Cities. This will create a link between the First Coast of Florida to the Golden Isles region of Georgia.

The Ferry slip on the Florida side is located at One North Front Street at the Fernandina Harbor Marina in Historic Down Town Fernandina Beach, Florida. The slip on the Georgia side is at The Pavilion Dock at the foot of Osborne Street in beautiful Down Town St. Mary’s, Georgia.

The fee will be $15 per person round trip and tickets can be purchased from our office at One North Front Street in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Those coming from Georgia can purchase their tickets when they arrive in Fernandina Beach. We will operate rain or shine but the schedule may change due to severe weather conditions. See Amelia River Cruises for further details.

Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Drew Wade
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