MV Plover

MV Plover (ferry)
Location 245 Marine Dr.;Blaine Harbor Berth A-11, Blaine, WA
Coordinates 48°59′38″N 122°45′31″W / 48.99389°N 122.75861°W / 48.99389; -122.75861Coordinates: 48°59′38″N 122°45′31″W / 48.99389°N 122.75861°W / 48.99389; -122.75861
Built 1944, Bryants Marina Inc., Seattle[1]
Architectural style Other
NRHP Reference # 97000551
Added to NRHP June 4, 1997[2]

MV Plover is an 11-ton, 17-passenger ferry in Whatcom County, Washington, built in 1944, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. She is owned by the City of Blaine, Washington and operated by the nonprofit Drayton Harbor Maritime.[3] She originally ferried workers from Blaine to the Alaska Packers' Association cannery at Semiahmoo Spit (now the site of Semiahmoo Resort),[2] carrying out this function until 1964.[3] She was restored by volunteers of Whatcom Maritime Historical Society,[4] and now carries passengers during the summer months from the Blaine harbor dock across Drayton Harbor to the resort dock. At approximately 1 kilometer, this is claimed to be the shortest ferry run in Washington.[3] She is the second oldest operating foot passenger ferry in Washington,[4][5] next to Kitsap Transit's Carlisle II which was built in Bellingham 27 years earlier, in 1917.[6]

In 1998, the Plover restoration was recognized by the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation as demonstrating "the best of preservation practice" with a Valerie Sivinski Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation Rehabilitation Projects.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Historic ships to visit, National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program, retrieved 2012-10-18
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 MV Plover informational brochure (PDF), Drayton Harbor Maritime, retrieved 2012-10-18
  4. 1 2 MV Plover, Drayton Harbor Maritime, 2012, retrieved 2012-10-18
  5. ↑ Mike McQuaide (April 7, 2010), "Welcoming waters, scenic spit make Blaine rich grounds for a birding fest", The Seattle Times, retrieved 2012-10-18
  6. ↑ Ed Friedrich (September 14, 2007), "Mosquito Fleet Veteran Still Going Strong at 90", Kitsap Sun, retrieved 2012-10-18
  7. ↑ Past SHPO Award Winners, Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, retrieved 2012-10-18
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