Quiet little ferry, the next one south of the Blue Water ferry between Marine City, MI and Sombra, ON. Very similar ship, but a little less going on in Walpole versus Sombra.
The ferry holds ~6-9 cars, and welcomes motorcycles, bikes, small-to-midsize campers, and the like. Figure ~6 minutes to cross, with ferries leaving every ~30 minutes. Much calmer than the Ambassador Bridge, but not a great place to be in a hurry.
The Michigan terminus is on a fairly built-up part of the shore; there was a classic car show when I arrived, with people parking at the strip malls across the road.
The Walpole Island side (aka "Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46") is much quieter, with a pretty basic convenience store, a few discount tobacco shops, and not much else. Kids and dogs seemed pretty happy playing in the street, and were unconcerned by my presence. read more