Community
The two main communities on Amherst Island are Stella and Emerald. Stella is the major hamlet, where the ferry docks are, and lends its name also as the postal outlet name for the island. Emerald is a collection of four houses and a church towards the west end of the island.
The island is accessible from the mainland only by water or air. A ferry service, carrying cars and people, connects the hamlet of Stella on the island with Millhaven on the mainland. The ferry, M/V Frontenac II, runs 365 days a year, with a crossing time of approximately 20 minutes. The ferry service is run by Loyalist Township. The toll ferry operates between Millhaven (on the mainland) and Stella (on Amherst Island). As of June, 2012 the toll is $9 for a return trip ticket on a standard car or light truck. There is a nominal charge for bicycles and motorcycles while walk-on passengers are free. The ferry service is run by Loyalist Township.
The resident population of about 450 people doubles during the summer months. The Amherst Island Public School doubles as a community centre for Amherst Island during non-regular school hours.
The motor vessel Frontenac II is a ferry on Lake Ontario, that runs from Millhaven, Ontario to Amherst Island.
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