Passenger & Car Ferries to the Lake Erie Islands of Put-in-Bay (South Bass) & Middle Bass, Ohio ⚓️ Ferries run spring, summer, fall. See You on the Island. �
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Passenger/ Vehicle ferry service daily from Catawba Island (tip of Rt. 53 N). During peak summer Put-in-Bay trips every half hour, five free parking areas, lowest fares, the 18 minutes trip to Put-in-Bay or 40 minutes to Middle Bass. Group, student, family reunion discount available, let us help you plan an itinerary. Put-in-Bay One Way adult $8.50, child 6-11 yrs $1.50, child 5 yrs & younger free
, dog (leashed please) also ride free. In the heart of the Lake Erie Islands, Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island), Ohio is the most popular vacation island in the Shores + Islands Ohio region with hundreds of lodging rooms & camping. Pre purchase PIB passage tickets & reserve your island golf cart through MillerFerry.com. Contact us for season passes, gift cards, & frequent floater tickets. Find the Miller Ferry Dock (Catawba) �GPS: 5174 East Water St., Port Clinton, Ohio.
01/16/2025
🌊🚤 The Progressive Cleveland Boat Show is January 16-19 at the I-X Center. Come explore & plan your spring island adventure! 🏝️✨ Details: millerferry.com/event/mid-america-boat-show/.
📍 Visit Booth P19 to grab island guides/maps, 2025 Miller Ferry brochures & enter the giveaways featuring Put-in-Bay Ferry tickets!
🎫 Save $2 on your Boat Show tickets when you purchase online & use code CBS2025.
☠ Sunday is the Family Fun day with pirate games.
🦞 Don't miss the Lobster Bisque from The Boardwalk and The Upper Deck, what could be better on winter day?!
01/15/2025
Our first Newsletter of 2025 is out! Inside you'll find: Progressive Cleveland Boat Show info, winter photos, live Put-in-Bay harbor cam, history, ferry brochures & more. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/YourIslNews125.
01/13/2025
With these deep freeze temperatures, islanders are gearing up for a good stretch of ice fishing & winter parties on the ice. We won't let missing minnows get in our way of a good time! Read about it from Sheri Trusty, The Beacon.
BY SHERI TRUSTY
01/11/2025
If you're on the island, plan to pick up a Spaghetti Dinner to support the Put-in-Bay Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, January 18. millerferry.com/event/firefighter-fundraiser/
01/11/2025
Expanses of ice cover, shoreline winter sculptures, nesting eagle pairs; these are the winter views along the lake shoreline. Explore Port Clinton, Catawba Island, Marblehead, Sandusky, Huron, Vermilion for dazzling sights on Lake Erie’s Coastal Ohio. And be sure to tuck into one of the many restaurants along the way! (Reminder: No ice is safe ice.)
01/11/2025
Winter is here & ice is forming! Timelapse of sunrise to a bit of snow on Lake Erie.
LIVE Put-in-Bay harbor cam, available NOW: millerferry.com/live-put-in-bay-lake-erie-webcam/.
01/10/2025
Sleeping ferries. Views like this on our morning commute make us fall in love with winter again & again. ⚓❄️
📸 Chris Cooper, Island Hardware & Market
01/09/2025
Island fun in the sun... in the winter! Plan to be in Key West, Florida for Put-in-Bay Days from February 12-16, 2025. Visit with your island friends & listen to your favorite performers. millerferry.com/event/pib-keywest/
01/07/2025
Missing island fun in your life? Save the dates: January 16-19 to head to the Progressive Cleveland Boat Show at the I-X Center. Visit the Put-in-Bay Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau to enter giveaways featuring Miller Ferry tickets! Be sure to stop by The Boardwalk booth for a steaming bowl of their famous lobster bisque. 🫕
Put an island in your life! Visit with some of your favorite island businesses at the Cleveland Boat Show. [...]Read More...
01/05/2025
Good morning!
A hint of what’s to come? We woke up to a film of ice that formed overnight.
01/04/2025
History buffs, island lovers & Ohio explorers have another location to add to their 2025 bucket list! Plan to take Miller Ferry to Middle Bass Island this spring & stay in the newly restored Lonz Mansion. via The Helm Sandusky
“George and Fannie Lonz were known for being great hosts. We want to recreate that special welcome to all visitors."
01/02/2025
Lake Erie Islands
Put-in-Bay, Ohio, January 2, 2025
This morning about 40 residents, five gallon buckets in hand, gathered at the public docks to meet a Port Clinton company fish truck loaded with walleye bait. Usually, islanders net & stock up on minnows found around the islands, but this year the bait was scarce. A bulk buy plan was put into motion. With freezing temps in store, islanders anticipate a strong 2025 ice fishing season.
01/01/2025
Wishing you & yours a year of health, happiness & many Lake Erie ferry rides. Cheers to 2025!
12/31/2024
The sunrise color change over the Bay on this last day of 2024. May the New Year bring everyone health and happiness!
12/30/2024
We're on Instagram ~ find us here ➡ instagram.com/millerboatline for our favorite photos, including: crew views, weather, history & island scenes from all seasons. Here are some of our 2024 favorites.
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Good morning!
A hint of what’s to come? We woke up to a film of ice that formed overnight.
First trip leaving the Bay on December 22. Air temp is 18 degrees and water temp is 33.
First trip leaving the Bay on December 22. Air temp is 18 and water is 33 degrees. The water is getting thick and heavy!
Chopping away the layers of ice that coat the Miller Lime Kiln Dock.
Miller Ferry to Put-in-Bay Mascot
Kenny, continued.
We have a lot of theories about Kenny, but one thing we know for sure - he likes granola bars. Have you taken a ferry ride to Put-in-Bay with Kenny?
Spooky skies ~ Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Our island skies are full of spooky vibes. We hope you have an eerie Halloween!
We see you, gorgeous.
This fall day is 🧡 peaceful perfection.
Put-in-Bay Moonrise on Lake Erie
🎤🎶 We get it on most every night
when that moon is big and bright 🌕
its a supernatural delight 💃🕺
everybodys dancing in the moonlight 🎶🎤
LIVE Put-in-Bay harbor cam: millerferry.com/live-put-in-bay-lake-erie-webcam/
Signs of moving into the fall season; the temps have dropped, gulls troll the wake for fish, and the ferry schedule tightens up. Home on Lake Erie. #OHwx
Join us for Oktoberfest! 🥨🤩 Don’t Miss out on German Food, Beer & Live Entertainment. Open Saturday 11am-7pm & Sunday 12pm-5pm! 😍
Lake Erie Ferry Ride to Put-in-Bay, Ohio
How long does it take to get to Put-in-Bay aboard Miller Ferry? About 1️⃣8️⃣ minutes.
You're invited to join us for a scenic, relaxing ferry cruise on 🌊 Lake Erie. Plan now ➡️ MillerFerry.com
Welcome aboard! Miller Ferries carry passengers & vehicles to the Lake Erie Islands Put-in-Bay & also to Middle Bass Island, Ohio. Ferryboats depart from the tip of *Catawba & the Put-in-Bay (aka South Bass Island) cruise is under 20 minutes & the ferry ride to Middle Bass Island is a scenic 40 minutes. Put-in-Bay reservations not needed because Miller runs frequent trips, including every half hour during peak travel months June through early September between the Miller Ferry Dock on Catawba (mainland) & the Miller Ferry Lime Kiln Put-in-Bay Dock. June 15 through August 19, 2018, additional evening trips to & from Put-in-Bay are added; ferries leave Put-in-Bay as late as 9 PM & leave Catawba as late as 9:30 PM. Each of the Miller Ferries has a capacity of 500 to 600 passengers & we do not sell out of passenger tickets. Please see www.millerferry.com ferry schedules, RV & trailer fares & parking.
Put-in-Bay Each Way Fare: Adult (12 years & older) $7.50, Child 6-11 years $1.50, Child 5 years & younger ride free, Car $17, Motorcycle $16, Bicycle $2. Middle Bass Island Each Way Fare: Adult $10, Child 6-11 years $3, Child 5 years & younger ride free, Car $23.50, Motorcycle $22.50. Dogs are welcome aboard & ride free of charge (please keep on leash, in vehicle, or in a crate.) Put-in-Bay Vehicle & Passenger reservations are NOT required, passage is first- come, first-served.
Middle Bass Island Each Way Fare: Adult $10 (12 years & older) $10, Child 6-11 years $3, Child 5 years & younger ride free, Car $22.50, Motorcycle $22.50, Bicycle $3. Vehicle reservations for Middle Bass ARE required please, & may be made up to two weeks in advance by calling Miller office 800.500.2421. Miller also transports RV’s, boats & trailers, & freight, see www.millerferry.com call 800.500.2421 for rates.
Planning on visiting Put-in-Bay or Middle Bass for a day trip? Consider leaving your car parked in one of five free Miller Ferry parking areas or in one of the pay lots& come aboard as a walk-on passenger. Driver Tip: Drop off your passengers across the street from the dock, they can go to the Ticket Booth for tickets (or redeem online passenger tickets) while the driver parks the car. Most day trippers explore Put-in-Bay Island style; Golf carts, bicycles, cabs & buses to town are available for rent near the ferry dock. Reserve your golf cart up to 24 hours in advance at http://www.esputinbaygolfcarts.com, two, four, six & eight seater golf available.
If you are planning a group vacation, reunion, wedding, adult or student tour group, Miller Ferry offers weekday & weekend fare discounts. Phone our group coordinator at 800.500.2421 to help arrange island travel plans. Miller also sells convenient Frequent Floater booklets & season passes for Put-in-Bay & Middle Bass Island passengers. Wheelchair access is available on lower deck of ferry, but if you prefer to bring a wheelchair in your vehicle, please call our office 800.500.2421 to help plan your transport. Passengers with mobility issues or heavy luggage, please ask a crew member or information person for golf cart assistance on the ferry docks. Restrooms, ATMs, island & area maps & information, retail gifts, clothing & snacks, & restrooms are on each of the ferry docks. Stop by the Information Kiosk on the Miller Lime Kiln Dock for ideas on what to do & how to save with our online coupons at www.millerferry.com. In the spring & fall attractions & shops may not be open, please phone ahead to establishments to check their hours.
A Brief History: Miller Boat Line was started by William M. Miller in 1905 as a ice harvesting, fishing charter & water taxi service on the harbor of Put-in-Bay. During the 1940’s William’s son Lee Miller bought the dock Catawba point (where we presently leave from) & four all- steel passenger/vehicles ferries were added to the fleet during the 1940’s through the 1960’s. In the early 1970’s Miller’s developed the Lime Kiln Dock on the south tip of Put-in-Bay & this shortened the ferry trip between mainland & Put-in-Bay to under a half hour & Miller Ferries began the “short route” service, which not only shaved off transit time, but allowed Millers to add scheduled trips. In 1978 William (Bill) E. Market & his wife Mary Ann Market bought the Miller Boat Line from Mary C. Miller & over the years four all-steel, drive on/ drive off passenger & vehicle ferries eventually replaced the older side-load vessels. The new vessels were more efficient to load & unload, engine horsepower was increased & cruisetime was pared down to under 20 minutes. The Market family chose to retain the company name “Miller Boat Line” in honor of the Miller family that established the ferry company. Miller Marina on Put-in-Bay harbor, three retail shops & E’s Golf Cart Rental have been added over the last two decades. A new vessel is currently being designed & soon to be built with a projected launch date of Fall 2019.
Put in Bay, Ohio is the most popular resort vacation island in the Lake Erie Shores & Islands, Ohio region & the island is home to a wide variety of events, attractions, lodging, camping, nature trails, restaurants, live entertainment & bars. Middle Bass Island is home to quiet shoreline trails, lodging, kayaking, nature trails, eateries, live entertainment, Middle Bass Island State Park & marina, events & history tours of Lonz Winery.
Find our Catawba Ferry Dock at *GPS: 5174 East Water St., Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. Lodging, events, coupons, maps & more travel tips can be found at http://www.millerferry.com & http://www.visitputinbay.com. See you on the Island!
