The Harstine Island ferry connected Harstine Island

Harstine Island

Harstine Island is an island in Mason County, Washington. It is located west of Case Inlet in south Puget Sound, north of Olympia. Jarrell Cove State Park and Harstine Island State Park are located on the island.-History:...

 with mainland Mason County, Washington across Pickering Passage

Pickering Passage

Pickering Passage is a strait, in the southern end of part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. Entirely within Mason County, the Pickering Passage separates Hartstine Island from the mainland, and connects Totten Inlet with the north end of Case Inlet.Pickering Passage flows past the...

 in south Puget Sound

Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...

 until 1969 when the ferry was replaced by a bridge.

Course of service

In 1922 Mason County provided ferry service to Harstine Island with the ferry Island Belle, which was a scow equipped with a 10 hp motor, driven by sidewheels, and which and a lifting ramp on each end. Island Belle could transport three automobiles, and made three trips a day, three days a week. The ferry crossed Pickering Passage

Pickering Passage

Pickering Passage is a strait, in the southern end of part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. Entirely within Mason County, the Pickering Passage separates Hartstine Island from the mainland, and connects Totten Inlet with the north end of Case Inlet.Pickering Passage flows past the...

from the mainland to a landing on the west side of Harstine Island.

In 1929, Mason County replaced Island Belle with Harstine I, and, in 1945, Harstine II replaced Harstine I. In 1969 the ferry was superseded by a bridge.