creating a walkway that would cross to the island as well as annual operation and maintenance costs. The study found that it would cost between $27-$40 million to create a path to the island. Wayne Long, MP for Saint John, has proposed that a wharf be built at the site and that boat tours would go to and from it. Long said in 2017, "The time for action is now" about creating access to the historic island. Long estimates that the wharf would cost only $5 million, which is a sharp reduction from the cost of a walkway. Before opening to the public, a clean-up of the island's significant soil contaminates would have to be done. All of the remaining buildings on the site have been vandalized or burned. Of the six graveyards, the 19th-century graveyard was almost obliterated by the military during World War II. Less than three dozen graves remain. Many young people from the local area go to the island, although it is illegal to cross the breakwater. See also List of communities in New Brunswick List of islands of New Brunswick References External links Gateway to Canada - Heritage Resources Saint John A Chronicle of Irish Immigration to Saint John, New Brunswick, 1847, Elizabeth Cushing, Teresa Casey, Monica Robertson, 1979. The Diary of Nellie McGowan, Partridge Island Quarantine Station, 1902, Harold E. Wright, 1984. Fortress Saint John, an illustrated military history, 1640-1985, Harold E. Wright and Byron O'Leary, 1985. Dr. James P. Collins, a martyr to his duty, Harold E. Wright, 1988. The Irish in Atlantic Canada, 1780-1900, Thomas Power, 1991. L'ile Partridge Island, A Gateway to North America/Un passage vers l'Amerique de Nord, Harold E. Wright, 1995. Images of Canada, Saint John, Harold E. Wright, 1996. Images of Our Past, Homeport: Campobello-Saint John-St. Martins, Harold E. Wright & Deborah Stilwell, 2002. Partridge Island Quarantine Station Collection McGill University Library & Archives. Coastal islands of New Brunswick Irish diaspora in Canada Quarantine facilities in Canada National Historic Sites in New Brunswick Geography of Saint John County, New Brunswick Landforms of Saint John County, New Brunswick