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A Look at Clark Family's South Ferry Over the Centuries

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One of the South Fork's early motorized ferry boats coming ashore on Shelter Island in the early 20th century. COURTESY SOUTH FERRY

One of the South Fork's early motorized ferry boats coming ashore on Shelter Island in the early 20th century. COURTESY SOUTH FERRY

That's not a giant potato being carried on a South Ferry vessel, but a giant boulder that was deposited at a Shelter Island resident's home. How that rock found itself on a ferry was one of the stories the company's CEO, Cliff Clark, recounted in a program sponsored by the Sag Harbor Historical Museum on Sunday, STEPHEN J. KOTZ

That's not a giant potato being carried on a South Ferry vessel, but a giant boulder that was deposited at a Shelter Island resident's home. How that rock found itself on a ferry was one of the stories the company's CEO, Cliff Clark, recounted in a program sponsored by the Sag Harbor Historical Museum on Sunday, STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 1, 2025
Members of the Clark family, who have run the South Ferry between North Haven and Shelter Island for generations, traced the history of their family — and the business it... more

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