Boston's Most Obscure Ferry

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[@hello9945]

I've started thanking the bus driver because of you, Miles

[@davidsixtwo]

Thank you

[@paulwisniewski8328]

I've started taking the bus (and the train) because of Miles. Also started thanking the bus driver, too.

[@hello9945]

@@paulwisniewski8328I’ve started dating a Pittsburgh girl named Aleena because of Miles

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Where did you take the bus that it wasn't already normal to thank the driver?

[@cnoize314]

I was wholly unprepared for the amount of nautical knowledge Nathan was dropping, but i love it

[@JimbobsTransportVideos]

Miles in transit? More like nautical miles in transit! Owned.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

This reminds me of the Governors Island Ferry in NYC in a way! Governors Island used to have ferries only in the summer, but since 2021, it's now open year-round! EDIC stands for Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, which was established by the state government in 1971, and merged with the Boston Redevelopment Authority in 1993. The Ever Fit was built at Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan and was delivered in January 2021, it is part of Evergreen's F-class, a series of 20 container ships built for the Taiwanese Evergreen Marine, which is part of the Evergreen Group that also owns EVA Air. The Ever Fit ship can carry around 12,100 TEU, while the infamous G-class Ever Given can carry 20,124 TEU! The island got the Thompson Island name after David Thompson, who began living on the island where he had been conducting a trading post to trade with the Neponset Band of Massachusett people in 1626, four years before the Puritans arrived. Though Miles/Myles Standish of the Mayflower was the first recorded person to visit in 1621, and Standish named it after Mayflower shipmate William Trevore

[@cerionerwarriorgamer1754]

Now that is a fun fact!!!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Fun fact about Korean Air: The circle in their logo is derived from the Taegeuk on the Republic of Korea flag, and it symbolizes balance in the world. The blue half represents negative energy (Yin), and the red half represents the positive energy (Yang). The flag is called the Taegeukgi and before being South Korea's flag, similar designs to it was the national flag of Korea by the Joseon dynasty, the Korean Empire, and the government in exile when the Japanese controlled Korea. After Korea was liberated and occupied by the Soviet and American militaries, officials in both the US and Soviet zones used the Taegeukgi, but Soviet officials wanted the communist politicians to stop using it, deeming it "medieval superstition" and the design for the new DPRK flag was dictated from Moscow, although it is not known which Soviet official designed the DPRK flag. As for how the Taegukgi became a symbol of Koreans: The need for a national flag became an issue in 1876 during the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 when the then Great Joseon kingdom had no corresponding symbol to the Japanese flag during negotiations. The issue remained unpursued for a period but reemerged with the negotiation of the United States-Korea Treaty of 1882, with Chinese official Ma Jianzhong suggested using Lee Eung-jun's Taegeuk and Eight Trigrams flag. Park Yeong-hyo presented a scale model of the Lee Eung-jun's taegukgi to the Joseon government, and Gojong approved the design. Park Yeong-hyo became the first person to use the taegukgi in 1882, and in January 1883, Park's version of the Taegukgi became the official flag. The term Taegeuk and its overall concept is derived from the Chinese Taiji. The taegeuk diagram has been existent for the majority of written Korean history, like a sword recovered from the grave of Michu of Silla had the taegeuk on it! The four black trigrams are specific representations of the movement and harmony of these forces. In detail, the geon symbolizes the sky, the gon the earth, the gam water, and the ri fire. Together, they create harmony around the taegeuk mark.

[@uncleenore]

What?

[@Sneakythepanda]

Why is one of my balls bigger than the other supreme leader?

[@JH-kk2it]

@@uncleenore Thank you supreme Leader.

[@catherinesvideos156]

The 24 hour thing is the eventbrite default setting, I'm pretty sure you can change it on the back end, which they probably should for a ferry...

[@MilesinTransit]

Ohhhh good to know! They, uh, definitely should change that.

[@mmrw]

“Is this potable?” “Yeah it’s a drinking fountain Miles”

[@nicholasgian.5523]

Yay more ferries

[@sambarton5963]

I am here for the ferry content. I'm very content with it.

[@freddysanders2826]

tfw low tide is more frequent than the ferry

[@wilma7038]

Ferry Time! Let it rip!

[@joermnyc]

Jordan just booked himself a ferry ride for the next Miles in Transit race. 😂 We used the ferry next to the Aquarium to go over to Charleston for the USS Constitution (and museum) and then walked up to the Bunker Hill memorial when we visited Boston 12 years ago. (We actually used it twice because we didn’t realize it was closed the first day, so we ferried back and went the next day, but we walked back to North Station to grab the Green T.)

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Bermuda fact in honor of BermudAir, the Bermuda petrel is the national bird of Bermuda....a species that was thought to be extinct for THREE HUNDRED YEARS, until there was a dramatic rediscovery in 1951 of eighteen nesting pairs in Bermuda's Castle Harbour! Bermuda is named after Spanish explorer Juan de Bermúdez, who discovered the archipelago in 1505. The islands have been permanently inhabited since 1612 when an English settlement was established at St. George's. Bermuda's famously pink sand earns its color from a geographic phenomenon called foraminifera, a marine organism. When it dies, the foraminifera shells sink to the ocean's bottom and then are washed ashore and drenched in the sun and sand to create the famous rosy hue.

[@senorspahrtan]

I WANT MOAR FERRY VIDE…. Oh yay, a Miles in Transit Ferry video.

[@fenderbender4294]

happy to see nathan again! and ferry videos are always welcome :)

[@psychorabbitt]

9:08 - 10:00 Here's the content the hammock foamers have been craving

[@MrMatteNWk]

That's on Third

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

@@MrMatteNWk the nice thing about that place is mary ann gets in the hammock with you.

[@DuluthTW]

This might be the first time you were able to spot multiple planes while on a ferry. I'd ride the ferry just for that reason. Looks like you had a great day hanging out with a great pal. I admire Nathan's mellowness and perspicacity. Thanks for sharing!

[@AsukaSmart]

I rode the commuter rail (Middleborough/Lakeville line) and the T for the first time ever for the Celtics championship, I almost got completely lost in Boston but I fell in love the experience riding trains and subways in a country where that barley exists felt special, conveniently just found your channel and I love it too! Addicted

[@MilesinTransit]

I heard the Commuter Rail was pretty packed that day - glad it was an enjoyable experience!

[@marcberm]

11:40 illustration so on point though! Lmfaoo 🤣

[@mc2794-w4p]

fun fact, you can get married on thompson island. i was there two years ago for my cousin's wedding. they rented the ferry for transport lol

[@alexanderboulton2123]

So happy to start my new life as a boat! 😊

[@JoEsMhOe]

This was a lot of Boston accents - more than I expected, but pleasantly surprised

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

@06:49 oh yeah i wanted to mention i work in the municipal wastewater treatment industry and we call the distance from the weir at the top of the tank to the surface level of the liquids or solids in a tank freeboard.

[@HansiDampf]

What a fantastic ferry review! And that outstanding boat shot!🥰 Good to see pre-haircut Miles between all the Denmark videos.

[@ChrisCTurner10]

Always happy to see a vid with Nathan 😊

[@davidsaunders6700]

Consistently informative and entertaining. The always literate and very well-spoken Nathan adds a lot when he is traveling with you, Miles. Thanks, guys.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@Hahlen]

Yay my favorite ferry channel posted again. You should come do an Alaska Marine Highway ferry.

[@Sean8888TTP]

As a guy who’s ridden 1 ferry I find ferries pretty cool and amazing video!

[@29downtheline]

Cool ferry! Obscure transit is always fun!

[@thomasnguyen4427]

Keep on being Awesome, Miles! Oh hi Nathan! dayum its been so long. So this is what our classmates were talking about whenever your name came up

[@grinoktonday759]

all this ferry luv recently. thank you... more ferries pls.

[@BJRyan-bw4ny]

When you mentioned the island's name it sounded familiar, and looking it up unlocked a very obscure memory for me: There was a fantastic WGBH kids show I watched growing up called "Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman", and in one of the episodes they went to this island to learn about insects.

[@stanislavkostarnov2157]

Thompson Island, like all Islands in Boston Bay has a place to tie to if you are coming on your own boat. being a member of a local sailing club, we did visit all the Islands, though, this one had quite a few restrictions and you could not really go on land most of the time.

[@antonsmith9788]

Another awesome video! The dynamic duo are back! Also, time to make a POOR BID! Lastly, have you ever been to Prudence Island on Rhode Island? You can get there via the Bristol Ferry. 👊😊👊

[@MilesinTransit]

I rode it years ago (like, as a kid in a camp) - it's been awhile!

[@antonsmith9788]

@@MilesinTransit 👊❤️👊

[@flerphead]

You guys are great, keep it up.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks!

[@benjaminjaffer1461]

I've taken this one! A very pleasant ride out to what was formerly Thompson Island

[@Tracksidebench]

Nathan is awesome love it when he is in your videos

[@phronsiekeys]

I went out there about 40 years ago for an organizational retreat. It was sort of like being at summer camp for 2 nights. I had no idea they were still running ferries out there.

[@MilesinTransit]

Wow! 40 years ago it would've been a different boat!

[@phronsiekeys]

@@MilesinTransit Yes, if that boat was built in 1995! I don't remember what the boat was like. I remember the island very well.

[@ratedpz9461]

My elementary school had a tradition of sending 5th graders on a trip to Thompson Island (or Kathleen Stone Island now), but my class’s was sadly cancelled. I assume this would’ve been the ferry we would’ve taken, so it’s cool to see what it would’ve been like. Keep riding ferries!!! Also that Jordan call was something else 😂

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

taking ferry content to unprecedented levels!

[@princessjellyfish98]

Have you ever considered doing a video on the island explorer bus in bar harbor? It's a free bus service that serves tourists to the national park but its also frequently used by seasonal workers to get around the island. You can also get to bar harbor by bus via bangor AND take a ferry from bar harbor to nova scotia

[@MilesinTransit]

I rode it as a kid! Does it still use the really jank old jiggly buses? I wish you could get anywhere else in Nova Scotia from the ferry terminal in Yarmouth...

[@princessjellyfish98]

@@MilesinTransit the buses have only gotten more janky and jiggly with time lmao

[@wjtv4439]

I’ve been on this ferry for a school trip and stayed on the island for two days. It was awesome!

[@REDACTED4503]

6:20 After doing some further research, I learned that BermudAir is actually fairly new. In fact, you have inadvertently timed this upload date with the 11-month anniversary of BermudAir receiving their AOC (Air Operator's Certificate), on July 26, 2023! They operate out of Bermuda, of course, to Halifax, Toronto, Baltimore, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and White Plains, New York, using a tiny fleet of two Embraer E175s.

[@RangoonMagoons]

White Plains? That's wild lol.

[@andrew_ray]

@@RangoonMagoons Probably either couldn't get slots at JFK/EWR or didn't want to pay for them.

[@bkark0935]

@@andrew_ray But White Plains over LGA? Absolutely mental!

[@palderson]

I need more "Nathan explains ferry liferafts" content

[@mattl_]

I’m taking Amtrak from Boston to LA next month. Was trying to find those masks you were promoting a while ago and now here you are again. Great timing! Thanks Miles.

[@MilesinTransit]

Haha, great timing, thanks! Make sure you use the promo code ;)

[@mattl_]

@@MilesinTransitjust ordered a mask and travel pillow. Saved about $6. Thank you.

[@MassbyTrain]

The old blog photos are great

[@rowleyma]

Miles is letting it rip!

[@TinyIslandMaine]

Greetings from a Tiny Island in Maine, USA Nice content. We have a similar hammock to the red one. Fits 2 adults nicely, a favorite spot for young and old while on the island. Also I have been on a few ferries in my days. Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and most recently 3 different ferries, in our car, while leaving the Hamptons a few weeks ago to get to CT to head back to Mass (Boston native). No ferry on our lake but we have a pontoon boat that does the trick. Keep up the good work.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks so much!

[@shabwilliams8640]

Good ol TI!! WIsh I knew you were out and about that day, woulda recommended the vessel I was working

[@cabbie4788]

I love the ferry videos, I live on the coast but we have zero water transport so it is so cool to see.

[@MirkoC407]

If the video had been 30 minutes, the Cummins logo on Nathan's hat would probably have done a full 360 around his head 😁

[@cary737]

Back in the late 1980s as a 20 something out of College I taught Environmental Education for an organization called Natures Classroom. We had various sites around New England. One of them was Thompson Island. While I was never based there I did teach there a few times as a visiting teacher. We had use of the island prior to Outward Bound! We used the old Red brick buildings for our classrooms and dorms for the students who would come Monday to Friday and use staff stayed there as well in the dormitory. The way we all got to and from here Island, ( in those days), was via a small ferry that connected the Island from a small pier on Day Blvd. The ferry ran every 2 hours IIRC from 7am to midnight 7 days a week! If we were working on the Island we had to park our cars on the street near the Pier in South Boston. Part of the appeal of teaching on TI was getting to explore October on the Boston on the weekend . However, if you weren’t there for the last ferry you were stuck in the city until the next morning, ( or if low tide occurred overnight then you could walk from Quincy). Fun times in my youth! Anyway, were any of the original brick buildings still there? The last time I set foot on the Island was 1989!

[@MilesinTransit]

Assuming you mean the cluster of buildings in the central campus area, yes, those are still there!

[@mulad]

With that ending, I'm expecting Miles' followers will soon start replacing their avatars with ferrysonas

[@emd1999]

I used to go to squaw rock in Squantum a lot. In order to walk the spit you have to get an especially low tide or expect to get your feet and lower legs quite wet.

[@CaptBlackett]

I work for OB (just not in Boston)! That ferry is run by Outward Bound, I'm pretty sure. As folks have been writing, it runs so infrequently because it's primarily for staff and student groups. Pretty sure the budget for the ferry driver comes from OB too. Running an outdoor education program is tough these days, so I'm sure the CSOBEC crew is happy for you all to be there if it means they get to keep up some agreements with the State/National Park Services!

[@JoePlett]

I've been there a few times in the past for corporate events. It was my understanding that many facilities on the island were available for private events. I had no idea there was any access to the general public.

[@charlesolson9019]

I was out there several years ago on a corporate outing. Took a walk all the way around the island, was quite nice. We didn't get to try out the challenge field, though.

[@DjViceroy]

Spent a lot of time on the islands of Boston since meeting my wife 8 years ago. Even better if you have a boat and dinghy to access the non-ferry islands.

[@BlizzardtheWolf97]

I used to work in the Boston Seaport and it's super underrated for watching planes/ships. Check out Pleasure Bay close by on a warm summer day too, really nice place to swim, back when i was following water quality at South Boston beaches it was consistently one of the cleanest spots too (that was 2022 tho)

[@edmctug8800]

The M/V Outward bound is the 5th ferry built for thompsons Island service, by Gladding and Hearn a famous boat builder

[@awdrifter3394]

Another Nautical Miles in Transit. Nice.

[@chrispontani6059]

I’m here for the multimodal content of places I used to live. I’ve gotten a vessel tour at Conley Terminal. I’ve taken the 7, but more often the 9 or 11 when I lived in Southie. And I’ve taken the 211 to/from North Quincy, though most times I walked to the red line.

[@Sean8888TTP]

I’m ngl you inspired me with your quote “taking transit to the limits” I really went from 12 pm to 8 pm trying to ride every local/limited/ select bus route in Brooklyn 😂 Anyways nice video, great KZbinr

[@MilesinTransit]

Whoa, did you succeed? That's a gargantuan task for eight hours!

[@Sean8888TTP]

@@MilesinTransit I did succeed I started with the B49 and ended with the B15 The longest was the B49 and B68 Shortest was the B2 Finished all the routes

[@MilesinTransit]

@@Sean8888TTP Wow, congrats!

[@Sean8888TTP]

@@MilesinTransit thanks!

[@mikeymullins5305]

That hammock is just like the one i had as a kid... You can defs fit two full adults or three or more small children on it lol it was funny to watch you lay on it independently

[@jnrfalcon]

I stayed at that Hampton/Homewood before. These kind of combo hotels are getting a lot more common these days. Usually it's a combo of an extended stay hotel and a regular hotel. The extended stay side offer suites with kitchens or kitchenettes while the regular hotel side is just regular hotel stuff. It helps them to capture 2 different types of travelers at one single location. You can think of it as similar to the old "inn and suites" model, though the suites in this model usually don't have extended stay amenities.

[@MilesinTransit]

Ahhh, interesting!

[@TheHokiedude12]

You should go to Blacksburg Va and ride their fantastic small town bus system. They just opened a new transit center.

[@mew3782]

That other kid's accent at around the 2:00 mark was believable

[@johnandrews23]

I think that "Ever Fit" ship you saw is a sister ship of the Ever Given that got stuck in the Panama Canal!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

The Ever Given is much bigger as it’s a G-class while the Ever Fit is a F-class

[@primercommentario]

Suez, not Panama

[@Acidlib]

There’s also a Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites in Chicago near The South Loop, idk how common they are elsewhere, but I’m sure I’ll start noticing them everywhere now lol

[@joezegers]

Nice for you to bring up the Hampton Inn that is also a Homewood next to a Hyatt Place 🤣

[@psychorabbitt]

"How else would you recommend they get to Thompson Island, my Tribal King?" As asked by Temu Paul Heyman

[@SamCyanide]

Black falcon Also calling randos foamers for taking pics of the container ships is so good

[@user-lk2vo8fo2q]

i've been sailing in the harbor a lot recently and i've been really surprised how many random ferries there are on boston.

[@kosdais]

glad to see some dave hurwitz fans out in the wild

[@MilesinTransit]

I was wondering if there'd be ANY overlap!

[@kosdais]

@@MilesinTransit I swear I was looking for Miles in Transit fans in his comments under his video "Music Chat: Bruckner in the Train Station"

[@stormythelowcountrykitty7147]

I had the same problem on Antelope Island. I came and saw you pay online but it was impossible to pay. After a few minutes of trying I just drove on!

[@Sean8888TTP]

I like that area of Boston so as Gov’t Center and The Aquarian

[@bilbojenkins5276]

Miles! Do the AK Marine Highway Ferry! I'll pitch in for the cost....

[@MilesinTransit]

Cost is less of an issue than time! But at any rate, I probably ought to wait until they start serving Bellingham again...last I checked they weren't going there because of crew shortages.

[@cerionerwarriorgamer1754]

6:20 Bermuda Air? I hope you don’t disappear at Massachusetts Bay.

[@poppyhaze6613]

i think that's SH Diana, it's a cruise line that serves the North Atlantic so it's reinforced for ice

[@nod_neth]

Ferry! Woohoo!

[@GM-qt3bm]

You know that sound cats make when presented with Durian fruit? Thats what I sound like when walking onto public transportation 😬

[@thatwonguy1]

Video suggestion: Go from Harvard, MA to Harvard Square

[@MilesinTransit]

The one I think would be really funny (and doable by transit) is Salem, MA to New Salem, MA

[@thatwonguy1]

​@@MilesinTransitOr even Greenfield to Green Street

[@jonathanstensberg]

Ferry vid? Happiness +100

[@phy25]

this island is how I learnt of Colonial Ordinances when I walked through the spit… without planning to fish

[@ridetrainz]

Great obscure video Miles. Any mention or marker of Thompson Academy?

[@MilesinTransit]

Yeah, there was HISTORY about it!

[@ridetrainz]

Cool my late uncle was a teacher and football coach there a long time ago. I watched it for him​@@MilesinTransit

[@SmokiesDen]

2:15 It's kind of akin to when you have a KFC / Taco Bell / Pizza Hut. The back end of the hotels are the same, both use the same housekeepers, front desk, breakfast staff etc... Only difference is the rooms: "Hampton hotel brand is a chain of moderately priced, budget to midscale limited service hotels with limited food and beverage facilities" vs "Homewood Suites competes in the upscale tier of the extended-stay market". Extended stay rooms are suites with kitchenettes & are commonly used by business travelers staying weeks/months. Not sure their pricing matches their description though. I picked a random thursday in septemeber and to stay in a "budget to midscale" room is $402 but a suite with a kitchenette is $308.

[@jacksonkuster3805]

Watching this from the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Train!

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Wait, I work over there!!

[@TrainiacTed]

Tribal king on the phone was the best part. "I don't want to sink and die like the people on the F*** Titanic!"

[@varietybacon6969]

MILES MORE FERRY YAY

[@Infinity-ty1pl]

Okay I will check this place out with my friend

[@suprltve]

Miles i ride transit to your videos

[@trainandmore]

This is where I question Islands and Ferris, I wouldn't want to go somewhere where there's only 1 or 2 round trips, and potentially be stuck there forever, especially if it only runs on weekends. Like do they sweep the island before the last boat home?

[@MilesinTransit]

I'm not sure what happens if you miss the last trip!

[@trainandmore]

I actually like the seaport, it's quiet in terms of no one is asking for money or food. Lots of people hangout in front of the Wendy's next to Downton crossing station, but going away from downtown it's peaceful. But at the same time, only the snobby businessman can afford that area, so I don't like the area at the same time.

[@erwinc.9117]

2:20: "How can it be both a Hampton and a homewood?" Apparently it's quite common nowadays in cities. When the hotel group has a big building, they assign some of it to one franchise and some to the other, so that there are two levels to choose from for customers with different needs, while certain things like cleaning and check-in are integrated. Wack, but honestly pretty smart.

[@Hiei2k7]

You are now a boat... Look man, I already play World of Warships enough lol

[@williamhuang8309]

Today's Soundbites FER RY (0:14) Fun Fact (6:47) Poor Bid (10:24) History! (10:35) Now it's time for a bathroom review (hmmmm) (14:14) Outro (16:48) Today's GEMs Incorrect buzzer (0:06) Hooray sound effect (0:10) Ding (0:22 0:27) Missed opportunity to do Boat shot, boat shot, right now you're looking at the boat shot

[@thefareplayer2254]

3:11 “What’s the name of it… *Outward* bound…we got *inbound* passengers.” So you’re telling me Outward Bound went inbound? 🤯

[@joshweinstein5345]

This video has so many Multi-Modal Foaming Moments®️ that it's good there was a Foamer's Hammock®️ to take a break from it all (unless you're a Hammock Foamer, in which case, good luck.)

[@nitehawk86]

"plane foamers" lol :)