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l l 7' FRONTENAC 11 HEADS T0 HAMILTON FOR DRYDOC KIN G -Terry Culbert At 09:00 am, Monday, April 7'", the Frontenac ll skippered by Captain Jim Reid, pulled away from the Stella Dock. Watching her depart were the Loyalist Township Island Road Crew with their dump trucks and front-end loader at the ready. They were waiting for the arrival of the Quinte Loyalist in order to recon- struct the ramp area for the much smaller ship. The Quinte Loy-- alist will be our link to the mainland for the next six to eight weeks. Meanwhile, the Frontenac ll is dry docked in Hamilton undergoing maintenance inspections and any repairs deemed necessary. As Captain Reid brought the Frontenac ll across the 3-mile North Channel, the Quinte Loyalist was On stand-byjust to the west ofthe Millhaven Dock. The Quinte Loyalist came to us from Glenora, Prince Edward County and was manned with a crew ofmarine specialists from the Ministry ofTranspOrtation, Ontario. Anxiously awaiting the transfer of vehicle ferries was it reads crew from Loyalist Township headquarters in Odessa. As a foot note: lfyou are leaving Amherst Island in the morning between six and nine, get there early as the Quinte Loyalist only holds 18 vehicles. Above: A Loyalist Township heavy machine operator digs out the gravel base, lowering the ramp area for the much smaller Quinte Loyalist. Below Left: Chief Engineer Garry HilChins and First Mate Dare/I Mil/er watch Captain Jim Reid bring the F ron/enac 1/ into the Mil/haven Dock at 09:20 on Monday morning, the 7m oprril. Bottom Left: Captain Jim Reid, Dec/(hand Michael Joli and Engineer Don Jones in the bridge oft/7e Quinte Loyal-- ist on Monday, April 7/". Bottom Right." Lao/ting outflom the bridge Over the deck oft/73 much smaller Quinte Loyalist Enroute to Amherst Island Three vehicle spaces are lost with the addition of a Johnny-on-the--Spot and a small crew and passenger trailer. ALL PHOTOS BY TERRY CULBERT