Thank You Miller Boat Line!

Miller Boat Line announced today it was closing ferry operations for 2013.  Put-in-Bay Daily™ offers the following annual photo timeline as a gesture of appreciation for service excellence.  Many thanks to all the industrious individuals who make Miller Ferry a distinguished flagship on Lake Erie!

Ice forms on 18 January 2013
Ice forms on 18 January 2013
Alternatives . . .
Alternatives arrive.
Locked In
Locked in on 23 January.
Friendly harbor for ice fishers.
Friendly harbor for ice fishers.
9 February 2013
9 February 2013
Catawba dock on 21 February 2013
Catawba dock on 21 February 2013
3 March 2013
3 March 2013
14 March 2013
14 March 2013
Adding fuel on 14 March.
Ready to run!
Ready to run on 14 March!
Weather at Miller Marina on 25 March 2013.
Weather at Miller Marina on 25 March 2013.
Boat load of boats on 27 April 2013.
Boat load of boats on 27 April 2013.
Blessing of the Fleet on 7 May 2013.
Blessing of the Fleet on 7 May 2013.
Heading to Kelleys Island for softball on 11 June 2013.
Heading to Kelleys Island for softball on 11 June 2013.
Framed by palms at Kelley's Island on 11 June.
Framed by palms at Kelley’s Island on 11 June.
 3 July 2013 delivery for the 4th of July.
3 July 2013 delivery for the 4th of July.
Two icons on18 July 2013.
Two icons on 18 July 2013.
Leaving Middle Bass Island on 27 July 2013.
Leaving Middle Bass Island on 27 July 2013.
Niagara recreation stands watch on 31 August 2013.
Niagara re-creation stands watch on 31 August 2013.
Captain Market and friends cheer for OSU on 1 September 2013.
Captain Market and friends cheer for OSU on 1 September 2013.
BDBITL in the village on 1 Septermber 2013.
BDBITL in the village on 1 Septermber 2013.
Underway on 18 September.
Underway on 18 September.
Arriving at home port on 29 September 2013.
Arriving at home port on 29 September 2013 after service to Middle Bass Island.
21st century scrubbing of the deck on 9 October.
21st century scrubbing of the deck on 9 October.
Braving the high winds and tall seas on 26 October.
Braving the high winds and tall seas on 26 October.
Windy Catawba on 27 October 2013.
Windy Catawba on 27 October 2013.
Autumn leaves frame a run to the mainland on 12 November.
Autumn leaves frame a run to the mainland on 12 November.
Closed on 28 November.
Ice at Catawba on 30 November 2013.
Ice at Catawba on 30 November 2013.
Season's Greetings by Connie Drake on 10 December.
Season’s Greetings by Connie Drake on 10 December.
Donna Steinbach lifts Perry Monument to honor Miller Boat Line!
Donna Steinbach lifts Perry Monument to honor Miller Boat Line!