Ferry Service

The new Ralston Ferry Service transports citizens and tourists alike to various destinations around the Lake Champlain area. The Ralston Ferry service has routes to Essex and Plattsburgh, New York. The Ferry Port in Ralston also allows easy transportation to Burlington after the Burlington Port stopped service. Building this ferry port in Ralston gives not only easier tourist access to the town for citizens of New York, but also allows New York and Vermont citizens another point of exchange.

Many acknowledged the economic benefit of not only having the Ferry’s income directly, but also the extra income that would come in for Ralston’s local businesses, as many arriving off the ferry may stop in a Ralston local restaurant for dinner or shop at one of Ralston’s stores before continuing on their way through to the Burlington mainland. However, not all are excited about the new Ferry port constructed in the town. Residents of the more rural west in Ralston worry about their road infrastructure and vehicle noise pollution due to the heavy traffic coming from the port.

Overall, the new Ralston Ferry Service seems to be an economic prosper for the community to those who welcome New York tourists, while others believe it causes unnecessary noise and damage to a community that was already thriving on its own.

What do you believe? Is Ralston’s Ferry Service a benefit or a deficit to the community?