Friday & Saturday - Noon to 8 PM
Last Sailing West Bound at 7 PM
Last Sailing East Bound at 7:30 PM

Come ride the historic MV Plover, the oldest passenger foot-ferry in Washington State. Built in 1944 in Seattle, the MV Plover was used to shuttle cannery workers to the Alaskan Packers Salmon Cannery on Semiahmoo Spit, now home to Semiahmoo Resort & Spa.

About the ride. The Plover is certified by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry 17 passengers (bikes are also allowed) between Blaine Harbor and Semiahmoo Resort. Running time from Blaine Harbor to Semiahmoo Resort takes approximately 11 minutes with views of Blaine's working harbor, Semiahmoo Bay and the Canadian Coastal Mountain range. On the return run from the dock at Semiahmoo to Blaine harbor is approximately 23 minutes. Here the Plover takes an extended route to view Drayton Harbor with Mt. Baker looming in the background. Passengers can view resident harbor seals, a sunken tugboat (tide permitting), blue herons, caspian terns, cormorants, nesting gulls, majestic bald eagles, osprey eagles, and a variety of other waterfowl. Also, passengers can become honorary Captain's for the day by steering the Plover and receive a "Honorary Captain" certificate.

About MV Plover - Built in 1944 at Bryants Marina in Seattle, Washington, the MV Plover was used as a foot passenger ferry for the Alaskan Packers Association's cannery on Semiahmoo Spit, now home to Semiahmoo Resort & Spa. This nostalgic vessel ferried the cannery workers and townsfolk back and forth across the mouth of Drayton Harbor until 1964.

Today, the Motor Vessel Plover has been restored to its original look and is again plying her original route, no longer carrying cannery workers, but tourists, visitors and townsfolk. On June 4th, 1997, the MV Plover was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration of the Plover was impart taken up by Richard Sturgill who now heads the Drayton Harbor Maritime Society and at times captain's the MV Plover!