: Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Wright ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : Cl ub h ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Minnesota ▁Category : Ital ian ate ▁architecture ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Category : M ason ic ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Category : M ason ic ▁buildings ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Wright ▁County , ▁Minnesota <0x0A> </s> ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁Fer ries ▁is ▁a ▁fer ry ▁company ▁that ▁oper ates ▁on ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁providing ▁fast ▁fer ry ▁services ▁connecting ▁Ge el ong ▁and ▁Port ar ling ton ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁D ock lands . ▁ ▁Background ▁Fer ries ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁operating ▁throughout ▁Port ▁Phill ip , ▁but ▁the ▁last ▁fer ries ▁were ▁requ is ition ed ▁for ▁defence ▁purposes ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁service ▁did ▁not ▁res ume ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁ended . ▁By ▁that ▁time ▁roads ▁had ▁improved ▁and ▁bus es ▁had ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁faster ▁and ▁more ▁comfortable ▁than ▁fer ries . ▁However ▁with ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁fast ▁cat amar an ▁fer ries ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁passenger ▁sea ▁transport ▁became ▁more ▁compet itive ▁and ▁subsequent ▁innov ations ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁much ▁sm o other ▁ride . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁only ▁fer ries ▁operating ▁on ▁the ▁bay ▁were ▁short ▁distance ▁tour ist ▁sh utt les ▁to ▁William st own