Where is Ship Island?
Where is Ship Island?
Ship Island is part of Gulf Islands National Seashore and one of five Mississippi barrier islands located approximately 11 miles south of Gulfport and Biloxi.
What is Ship Island Excursions?
Ship Island Excursions and the Skrmetta Family celebrate 95 years of transporting visitors to the Mississippi Islands. Relaxation, recreation, and history-these are the gifts offered to you on Ship Island.
How can I get a copy of the Ellis Island passenger list?
You can also purchase copies through the site. Over 20 million immigrants passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island from 1892 – 1924. Ancestry.com has indexed the New York Passenger Lists by ships arriving to New York from foreign ports from 1820 – 1957. You can search by passenger name and view scanned images of the passenger lists.
How do you get to Ship Island from Mississippi?
Board our ferry and cross the beautiful Mississippi Sound, approximately 11 miles out to where the offshore islands meet the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico. As the ferry docks on the north shore of Ship Island, passengers will notice fish and other sea life in the clear water next to the boat.
