most likely slipped from carbon neutrality to importing Coal circa 1880: the resident agent's country manor house Farnham itself burned 20 tons per year. Amherst Island Virtual War Memorial Boer War Corporal Edward Allan Filson † World War I Lieutenant Bertram Kerr Allen † Sapper James Henry Bell † Private Charles Burgess † Private James Ernest Arthur Dennee † Private Frederick C Morris Glass † Private Thomas Edward McFern † Private Edward Alexander Milligan † Private Hugh Sterling Polley † Private William Ross Pringle † Trooper Charles Reid † Private Bernard George Twort † Lance Corporal Lawrence Oswald K Wemp † Private Frederick Willard † World War II Flying Officer John James Earls † Corporal John Henry Kearney † Warrant Officer Wallace David Kearney † Flying Officer Anthony Brian Orchard † Pilot Officer Cecil Ralph Tait † Gunner Fred Ernest Wemp † Community The two neighbourhoods on Amherst Island Stella and Emerald still reveal the forgotten steam-boat landings. Stella, formerly Lower Landing is the metropolis, where the ferry docks, has McGinn's General Store, LCBO Convenience Outlet, the Back Kitchen, Neilson Store Museum, and Weasel & Easel. It borrows its name from the Stella Post Office, the remaining postal outlet for the Island. Emerald, formerly Upper Landing is a collection of a dozen houses and a church towards the west end of the Island. The Island is accessible from the mainland only by water or air. A toll ferry service, carrying people, cyclists and motorists, connects the hamlet of Stella on the Island with Millhaven on the mainland. The ferry, M/V Frontenac II, runs 365 days a year, with a crossing time of about 20 minutes. There is a nominal charge for bicycles and motorcycles while pedestrians are free. The ferry service is operated by Loyalist Township. The resident population of about 450 people doubles during the summer months. The Amherst Island Community Centre is available outside of regular school hours. The Ministry of Transportation has awarded a $51.7 million contract for the conversion of the existing ferry docks from side-loading ramps to end-loading ramps to allow for easier access to and from the Island. Construction was completed in 2022, including improved vehicle queuing areas, public restrooms and heated waiting areas. MTO has further announced plans to construct a new $20 million ferry for Amherst Island to replace the M/V Frontenac II near the end of 2019 M/V_Amherst_Islander_II, anticipated Spring 2023].