Editing Kelleys Island, Ohio (section)

==Transportation==
===Ferries===
The first ferry to regularly serve the island was the Neuman Ferry, founded in 1907 by John Paul Neuman.<ref name="neumanhist">Neuman Ferry website: "[http://neuman.professional-tech.net/history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020842/http://neuman.professional-tech.net/history.html |date=July 24, 2011 }}."</ref> The boat originally provided transport from [[Lakeside, Ohio]] to what is now [[East Harbor State Park]] on Catawba Island (which is actually a peninsula).<ref name="neumanhist" /> Eventually, he began service to the islands as well, including Kelleys. At its peak, the company operated a fleet of four ferries: the ''Commuter'', the ''Corsair'', the ''Kelleys Islander'', usually running out of Marblehead; and the ''Challenger'' running out of Sandusky.<ref name="neumanhist" /> The company folded in the first decade of the 21st century due to financial mismanagement, excessive growth with low market share, and steep price competition by the recently established Kelleys Island Ferry.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

The Kelleys Island Ferry is the only line that runs year-round (weather permitting) between the island and the mainland. The line is owned by James "Jim" Palladino and his family.<ref>"[http://www.kelleysisland.com/kelleyslife/may04.pdf Circus is coming again! Kelly Miller Circus to appear on Kelleys Aug. 9 & 10] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113225922/http://www.kelleysisland.com/kelleyslife/may04.pdf |date=2006-11-13 }}", ''Kellys Life'' newsletter</ref> Palladino was tied by local media to the [[Cleveland Mafia]].<ref>''Cleveland Scene'' article: "[http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/9/the-mafia-plot-to-kill-dennis-kucinich The Mafia Plot To Kill Dennis Kucinich - A Former Cleveland Police Chief Finally Tells The Whole Story] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708205903/http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/9/the-mafia-plot-to-kill-dennis-kucinich |date=2007-07-08 }}".</ref><ref>ClevelandMob.com article: "[http://www.clevelandmob.com/warofwaste.html War of Waste] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203062448/http://www.clevelandmob.com/warofwaste.html |date=February 3, 2009 }}".</ref><ref name="scene1">''Cleveland Scene'' article: "[https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/feeding-the-machine/Content?oid=1521129 Feeding The Machine: A Quick Look At Who Gives To, And Who Benefits From, Bill Mason's Campaign Treasury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233404/https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/feeding-the-machine/Content?oid=1521129 |date=July 19, 2018 }}".</ref> He was arrested in 1992 for being a felon in possession of over 60 firearms (it is illegal for an individual in Ohio to own any guns if previously convicted of a felony).<ref name="plaindealerpalladino">"[http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2010/11/dimora_finances_practices_unde.html Dimora finances, practices under fire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233632/http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2010/11/dimora_finances_practices_unde.html |date=July 19, 2018 }}", ''[[Plain Dealer]]''</ref> After the Neuman Ferry line closed, Palladino had purchased several boats from the company, as well their dock on the island. The private ferry runs to [[Marblehead, Ohio]] every half-hour during the tourist season, with the ride lasting approximately 25 minutes.<ref name="kifaq">Kelleys Island Chamber of Commerce page: "[http://www.kelleysislandchamber.com/faq/faq.htm Kelleys Island FAQ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718071714/http://kelleysislandchamber.com/faq/faq.htm |date=2010-07-18 }}."</ref>

A competing ferry line named the [[Jet Express (ferry line)|Jet Express]] runs during the season multiple times daily from Sandusky, and [[Cedar Point]] to Kelleys Island.<ref name="jet">jet-express.com page: "[http://www.jet-express.com/component/jcalpro/view/705/ Purple Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130126193542/http://www.jet-express.com/component/jcalpro/view/705/ |date=2013-01-26 }}."</ref> The boat line started in 1988; it operates from May through September. It is a passenger-only ferry, and does not carry vehicles. The Jet Express runs from Sandusky, Ohio and makes stops at Cedar Point, Kelleys Island, and Put-In-Bay.<ref name="jet2">jet-express.com page: "[http://www.jet-express.com/about-us/about-pib-boat-line About Jet Express] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730082220/http://www.jet-express.com/about-us/about-pib-boat-line |date=2010-07-30 }}".</ref> The Jet Express boat takes approximately 25 minutes for the trip from Sandusky.<ref name="kifaq" />

===Airport===
[[File:Kelleys Island Airport.jpg|150px|thumb|The single runway at Kelleys Island Land Field Airport]]The east side contains a small public [[airport]], called the [[Kelleys Island Land Field|Kelleys Island Land Field Airport]] ([[FAA]] [[Location identifier|LID]]: '''89D''').<ref name="airnav">AirNav page: "[http://www.airnav.com/airport/89D 89D - Kelleys Island Land Field Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511131407/http://www.airnav.com/airport/89D |date=May 11, 2011 }}."</ref> It features a terminal building, a single [[runway]], and a parking area for [[airplane|planes]].<ref name="airnav" /><ref name="kiairport">kelleysisland.us page: "[http://www.kelleysisland.us/view_departments.php?department=Airport Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504025010/http://www.kelleysisland.us/view_departments.php?department=Airport |date=May 4, 2009 }}".</ref>

===Highways===
[[File:OH 575 map.svg|thumb|Route of OH 575]]
Kelleys Island is served by [[Ohio State Route 575]]. The route was created in 1937 and has not changed since, and is one of Ohio's only state highways to be disconnected from the rest of the system.

===Other===
Due to the island's small size, many people use [[bicycles]], [[golf carts]] and [[motor scooters]] as their regular transportation while there.<ref name="kifaq" /> Automobiles can be transported to the island via ferry; though most roads are modern, some streets on the north side as well as near the quarries are unpaved.