The island's main point of access is Interstate 45, a causeway that crosses West Bay on the northeast side of the island. On the other side of a bay, ironically called Bolivar Roads, the Bolivar ...

Those visiting the Galveston area for spring break might notice a shiny new ferry making trips between the island and the Bolivar Peninsula, the latter of which includes vacation homes and a popular ...

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GALVESTON — Galveston's Bolivar Ferry, Texas' version of the famous New York Staten Island Ferry, may be the best tourist bargain in the Lone Star State. It's free, and the roughly 20-minute ride each ...

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — Hurricane Nicholas has sidelined the Galveston Ferry service. There are also power outages on Galveston Island and other spots along the coast. The ferry service tweeted late ...

At 10 a.m. Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center officially upgraded “Potential Tropical Cyclone 1″ in the southwest Gulf of Mexico to Tropical Storm Alberto. This development is expected to bring ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston's Bolivar Ferry, Texas' version of the famous New York Staten Island Ferry, may be the best tourist bargain in the Lone Star State. It's free, and the roughly 20-minute ...

To travel from Galveston Island to the Port Bolivar peninsula – or to simply see the sights along the way, which is what most visitors seem to do – the ferry is the way to go. One of the greatest ...

On some busy weekends there is one ferry after another moving traffic between Galveston and Port Bolivar, but there are times when just as many vehicles are waiting but fewer ferries running. Houston ...

GALVESTON, Texas – The Galveston-Bolivar ferry suspended operations while officials searched for a man who reportedly jumped overboard. The Texas Department of Transportation said it was early Monday ...

U.S. Coast Guard officials are trying to figure out how a Sugar Land woman fell off the ferry in Galveston and died Monday night. Pilots aboard a Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter located the ...