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The end of the year is the perfect time to sit back and reflect on great moments and also look forward to great things to come. 2016 was yet another great year for the Block Island Ferry and the Block Island community. This year saw some of our favorite island traditions carried on, as well as some historic new innovations. Through it all, the Ferry was there to guide and bracket all of your island experiences and we couldn’t be more proud to continue in that role.

From the regulars making yet another trip into Old Harbor to the little ones traveling over for the very first time—we at the Block Island Ferry had the opportunity to be right there for it all. The year was full of your moments and memories made on the Island and on the Ferry. We hope that you captured as many of them as you could and that they become stories that’ll be told for years to come!

2016 was a year of growth and advancement for Block Island itself. Local businesses saw great turnout all year, as more and more people discover the best-kept secret in New England. Great weather, spreading the word, and staple events got new travelers out during every season. The first American offshore Wind Farm is now fully operational, making the Island a leader in the national renewable energy conversation. The future is definitely bright in New Shoreham!

For Block Island Ferry, we made it a priority to offer the same quality and trusted to service that you’ve come to know and love. We got to celebrate outstanding employees and make new connections with our friends passing through Point Judith. We even got to celebrate our big screen debut in a Tom Hanks feature and relive our part in an incredible rescue story!

Best of all, we got to take part in the good times had by our passengers. With every 2016 ferry ride, beautiful wedding, great meal, beach day, drink toast, sunrise, and sunset—and every sound of the foghorn—we added more snapshots to one of the greatest traditions around! Thank you for sharing those moments with us. We can’t wait to add many more!

Here’s to a very Happy New Year—from your friends at the Block Island Ferry!

Sail Away into 2017 and Beyond!