The unofficial end of summer means fewer opportunities for you to take a trip to and from Washington Island. The Washington Island Ferry will have a new schedule beginning on Tuesday. Trips will run hourly from the island to the mainland from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from the mainland to the island from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The current schedule has ferries running every 45 minutes beginning at 6:45 a.m. to the mainland and 7:30 a.m.

The new schedule will run from September 3rd to October 20th. Beginning on September 6th, the Washington Island Ferry Line will also reduce the number of Friday night trips from three roundtrips to two. August 30th and September 1st marked the year's last Saturday and Sunday night trips.