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Bowen Island Passenger Ferries The Sannie Transportation Company 1921–1956
Bowen Island Passenger Ferries The Sannie Transportation Company 1921–1956
by Peter D. Ommundsen 1997
In 1997 author and nautical historian Peter D. Ommundsen wrote a thorough summary of the ferries that serviced Bowen Island from the mainland for almost 40 years. The book is still in print and captures a detailed picture of the challenges of commuting between the island and the mainland. Located in Howe Sound, Bowen Island is now one of the communities that comprises MetroVancouver. But a hundred years ago it was a remorte location, difficult to access unless you owned a vessel to take you there.
The book is professionally footnoted, and contains a detailed list of all the vessels that were engaged in the service over that period. It is a good read and very informative capturing both the facts of the history as well as the flavour of stories being play out.
The book is still available directly from Indigo.
To quote from this article please cite:
MacFarlane, John (2022) Bowen Island Passenger Ferries The Sannie Transportation Company 1921–1956. Nauticapedia.ca 2022. http://nauticapedia.ca/Gallery/Book_Ommundsen.php
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