Ferry Boats
G A Boeckling
Built in 1909 at Ecourse, Michigan U.S. #206423, Length: 155' 2", Beam: 30', Depth: 9', 600HP, having a capacity of 1800 the Boeckling was used to ferry passengers from Sandusky, Ohio to Cedar Point from 1909 - 1951. She was replaced with a fleet of 3 smaller ferries.
Messenger
Small passenger and freight ferry used by the Neuman Boat Line to service the island route from Sandusky and Marblehead. Built in 1921 at Sandusky she had a length of 53' 5", beam 15' 8" and a depth of 3'. She serviced the area from 1921 - 1947
Chippewa
Island steamer used to carry passengers between Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands. Some excursions to Detroit, Toledo, and Cleveland were also ran during her service at Sandusky from 1923-1938.
Mascot
A slightly longer, 59' 1", version of the Messenger was built to John Neuman's plans at Sandusky by Hartung in 1925. She serviced the same route as the Messenger until 1955 when she was sold to Cleveland Parties. She was abandoned there in the old river bed about 1960.
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Cedar Point I - II - III
The Cedar Point, Cedar Point II, and Cedar Point III (originally G. A. Boeckling II), later renamed the Arrow, Dispatch, and Island Trader, replaced the Str. G. A. Boeckling. They were finally sold off in 1997.
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