White elephant watch

The ferry between Toronto and Rochester, NY has shut down, being economically unfeasible. But that apparently has not deterred those who want a ferry from Cleveland to Port Stanley, Canada. Among the problems that I've mentioned, is the fact it barely faster than driving to the nearest major city on the Canadian side, London, ON. Plus the fact I'm a bit dubious there's a big crowd of people here in Cleveland and northern Ohio clamoring to go to London. Probably the three major tourist centers for us to visit in Ontario would be Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Windsor with it's casinos. All three places have one thing in common - it would be faster to driver there than take the proposed ferry route. In fact, when you look at a map of Lake Erie, the route seems odd - it skews west to east. The reason is that if it went more or less straight across it would end up much closer to Windsor, Ontario. You might think that would be a good thing, but at that point, driving would clearly be faster - and cheaper. I'm just hoping Cleveland and Cuyahoga County don't invest in this project, which seems to have white elephant stamped all over it, study or no. If it's such a great idea, and it is not, by the way, let private investment jump all over it.