VOTE TO NAME THE BOAT

Secret inside sources tell Saltaire38 that the Fire Island Ferry Company is still debating the name of the new new ferry that will replace the Captain Patterson.

URGENT: CALL AND E-MAIL FIRE ISLAND FERRIES NOW and let them know THAT YOUR CHOICE IS AMERICA'S CHOICE:

THE FIRE ISLANDER

now and forever:

THE FIRE ISLANDER

CALL AND E MAIL: 631 665-3600 info@fireislandferries.com


The Fire Islander

There were stories.
It was a war boat and still ruled the waters of my childhood,
Its whitewashed wood remembering scars from its wounds
But now, in eight-year-old eyes,
it becomes a ticket to a new planet.
Captain Al standing tall as Gary Cooper,
nudging his craft through Bay Shore harbor
as soft waves caressed the ferry’s sides;
then, free, opened the throttle,
and raised waves and wake,
splashing our thirsty faces with a new summer.
---Diane McManusAugust 1, 2009