I live here trust me it is a ghost town im only young, i wasn't alive to see the terminal of ferrys or anything but some times i hope that someone will get rich or somthing and fix it up or build something big. I like seeing the bridge everyday but i'd rather see boats
We had family in New Brunswick and lived on PEI, so we always made it across by ferry once or twice up to 4 times a month, for the first 10 years of my life, my first crossing was when i was 9 days old. IF ANYONE HAS ANY OLD FOOTAGE OF THE FERRY BETWEEN NB, AND PEI. I would really appreciate it. Our family didn`t have a video camera back then, and i try and explain the trip to my family, Ive got pictures but video would be much better. I would rather take the ferry any day!
Sad looking place. I visit there once inawhile. PEI has become a yuppie paradise, too many arrogant, rich moneybags and tourist attractions that just try to get people to spend money. It is really sad and back when I was 14 years old in 1993, I predicted all this would happen and the ice in the strait doesn't form like it used to.. I still do not like it. I had friends bugging me to go to the bridge walk and I refused. On a good note, it is nice to see the Holiday Island has survived.
If I were the mayor of this village, I'd entice a micro brewer/bottler to build his business in this village and ask him to call his beer "The last Ferry" in exchange for certain municipal benefits; I'd then erect large signs on the highway leading to P.E.I. heralding the micro brewer, using slogans like "Before you cross the strait in your car, we suggest you take "The last Ferry" !. In South Carolina a fireworks business made a fortune posting "Mexican style" Cliché's in N. Carolina
My father was Carl Reid and was born there in Cape Tormentine. I spent all my summers fishing mackerel and smelts down on the pier. The restaurant that you see was owned by his cousin, Donald Allen. When Dad and I went to the Cape together to fish, we'd often stop in for a hot cup of coffee and a club sandwich with french fries .
The John Hamilton Gray, The Abbey, the Holiday Island, Vacationland, we watched them all come and go past the pier, the tourists all standing up on the decks waving at us. Sadly dad passed away in 2004; at that time the pier was fenced off from public access. If there was one thing Dad wanted to do when he retired, it was to enjoy his retirement down on the pier chasing the mackerel. I was looking forward to those days as well- such a shame. :-(
If anyone out there remembers my Dad, please post a message, I'd really love to hear anything you might remember about him. I'm Clark and now living in the Netherlands but miss the Maritimes dearly. Thanks everyone in advance!
i was here as child also rode the ferries a few times. sad to see that a place i once remembered as being so busy is now an eerie ghost town with only a few remnants to tell of what used to be there.
This video brought a tear to my eye. I worked at the restaurant at the Terminal the year the bridge was built and I worked the very last shift before it closed. To this very day, it breaks my heart to see that empty compound and I sometimes miss the loud sound of the John Hamilton Gray. Excellent job depicting what has happened to my home.
I live here trust me it is a ghost town im only young, i wasn't alive to see the terminal of ferrys or anything but some times i hope that someone will get rich or somthing and fix it up or build something big. I like seeing the bridge everyday but i'd rather see boats
unclebrady1 9 months ago
We had family in New Brunswick and lived on PEI, so we always made it across by ferry once or twice up to 4 times a month, for the first 10 years of my life, my first crossing was when i was 9 days old. IF ANYONE HAS ANY OLD FOOTAGE OF THE FERRY BETWEEN NB, AND PEI. I would really appreciate it. Our family didn`t have a video camera back then, and i try and explain the trip to my family, Ive got pictures but video would be much better. I would rather take the ferry any day!
dhebert111 1 year ago
Sad looking place. I visit there once inawhile. PEI has become a yuppie paradise, too many arrogant, rich moneybags and tourist attractions that just try to get people to spend money. It is really sad and back when I was 14 years old in 1993, I predicted all this would happen and the ice in the strait doesn't form like it used to.. I still do not like it. I had friends bugging me to go to the bridge walk and I refused. On a good note, it is nice to see the Holiday Island has survived.
SnojetSteve 1 year ago
If I were the mayor of this village, I'd entice a micro brewer/bottler to build his business in this village and ask him to call his beer "The last Ferry" in exchange for certain municipal benefits; I'd then erect large signs on the highway leading to P.E.I. heralding the micro brewer, using slogans like "Before you cross the strait in your car, we suggest you take "The last Ferry" !. In South Carolina a fireworks business made a fortune posting "Mexican style" Cliché's in N. Carolina
briquetaverne 1 year ago
My father was Carl Reid and was born there in Cape Tormentine. I spent all my summers fishing mackerel and smelts down on the pier. The restaurant that you see was owned by his cousin, Donald Allen. When Dad and I went to the Cape together to fish, we'd often stop in for a hot cup of coffee and a club sandwich with french fries .
silverlight68 1 year ago
The John Hamilton Gray, The Abbey, the Holiday Island, Vacationland, we watched them all come and go past the pier, the tourists all standing up on the decks waving at us. Sadly dad passed away in 2004; at that time the pier was fenced off from public access. If there was one thing Dad wanted to do when he retired, it was to enjoy his retirement down on the pier chasing the mackerel. I was looking forward to those days as well- such a shame. :-(
silverlight68 1 year ago
If anyone out there remembers my Dad, please post a message, I'd really love to hear anything you might remember about him. I'm Clark and now living in the Netherlands but miss the Maritimes dearly. Thanks everyone in advance!
silverlight68 1 year ago
i was here as child also rode the ferries a few times. sad to see that a place i once remembered as being so busy is now an eerie ghost town with only a few remnants to tell of what used to be there.
zequelll 2 years ago
This video brought a tear to my eye. I worked at the restaurant at the Terminal the year the bridge was built and I worked the very last shift before it closed. To this very day, it breaks my heart to see that empty compound and I sometimes miss the loud sound of the John Hamilton Gray. Excellent job depicting what has happened to my home.
sailormercury18 3 years ago
Wow...this makes me cry. I grew up here. My dad worked in the powerhouse docking the ferries for 25 years.
FabulousRedHead01 3 years ago
my grandfather worked in the powerhouse also
drunkatthehelm 2 years ago
yes the bridge did hurt the fishing industry....
drunkatthehelm 3 years ago
the restaurant IS closed now....
drunkatthehelm 3 years ago