M/V Madaket

M/V Madaket Motor Vessel Madaket is the last of 7 ferries on the Humboldt Bay. Built in 1910 and Owned and Opera

A cornerstone of the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museums collection is its excursion boat, the MV Madaket. The 1910 ferry was originally built on Humboldt Bay with 6 other similar boats designed to transport Eureka's mill workers to and from lumber operations across Humboldt Bay. Originally christened the "Nellie C" after a member of the Cousins family which built her, she served as a ferry boat from Ta

ble Bluff, Fields Landing, Eureka, Samoa and Arcata until 1972 when she was the last to be put out of daily use due to construction of the Samoa Bridge which made the commute faster by car. Now rebuilt and also the oldest operating passenger vessel in the nation still providing passenger service, she provides visitors the opportunity to see Eureka and the port from her decks, while experiencing a narrative of the history of the port and city and the founding and fortune of both and visiting her aboard tavern, the smallest licensed bar in California. Cruises Depart seasonally every year from Mid-May to the first weeks of October. Private Charters for school groups, birthday parties, weddings, business events and get together are available in the am and pm hours during her cruise season.
75-minute narrated cruises 18.00 adults, 16.00 Sr/Jr/Student, 10.00 child
Cocktail Cruise 10.00 per person, all ages

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05/26/2026

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05/24/2026

Kinetic Rutabaga Queens Cruise is underway!

Oh, you’re coffee-iving our cruise? Bold move, barista buddy. 
Your stunt deserves a standing ovation from the gulls! Ju...
05/12/2026

Oh, you’re coffee-iving our cruise? Bold move, barista buddy. 
Your stunt deserves a standing ovation from the gulls! Just promise to keep the latte art above deck—safety first, crema second.

02/15/2026

❤️Wedding 6❤️Sailing into Matrimony💕

02/14/2026

❤️Wedding 5 ❤️

❤️Wedding 4❤️This is the first time we have had this many weddings aboard Madaket in one day, usually it’s one wedding i...
02/14/2026

❤️Wedding 4❤️This is the first time we have had this many weddings aboard Madaket in one day, usually it’s one wedding in a day and with about 6 weddings a season! Record breaking!

❤️3rd Wedding! Couples are tying the knot today, all offered by the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder's Office.From 11 a.m....
02/14/2026

❤️3rd Wedding!
Couples are tying the knot today, all offered by the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder's Office.

From 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 7 couples are make their love official on this romantic holiday❤️

❤️Wedding #2❤️
02/14/2026

❤️Wedding #2❤️

❤️First wedding of the day!! Couples are tying the knot today, all offered by the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder's Offic...
02/14/2026

❤️First wedding of the day!! Couples are tying the knot today, all offered by the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder's Office.

From 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 7 couples are make their love official on this romantic holiday❤️

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5 C Street
Eureka, CA
95501

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 3pm
Tuesday 11am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 5:30pm
Thursday 11am - 5:30pm
Friday 11am - 5:30pm
Saturday 11am - 5:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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