The docks at Millhaven and Amherst Island are equipped with an ice defeating bubble system.

[5] As the vessel is constructed entirely of steel, and is not equipped with insulation, winter passages can be very cold.

[7][8] The M/V Frontenac II was built in 1962 by Chantier Maritime De St. Laurent Ltee.

The original name of the vessel was Charlevoix before being registered as Frontenac II in 1993 after being purchased by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.

[1] In 2017, the Ontario provincial government ordered a new battery electric powered 68 metres (223 ft) ferry with a capacity of 300 people and 42 vehicles from Damen Group to operate the Amherst Island route.