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South Manitou Island (/ m æ ˈ n ə t u / MAN-ə-too) is located in Lake Michigan, approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Leland, Michigan. [2] It is part of Leelanau County and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The uninhabited island is 8.277 sq mi (21.44 km 2) in land area and can be accessed by a ferry service from Leland. Guided ...
The M/V Mackinac Express during her time as a Arnold Line catamaran ferry at Mackinac Island. Arnold Transit Company (most assets purchased by Star Line—now Mackinac Island Ferry Company—in 2016) Current boats Algomah (1961) Beaver, (1952), freight; Chippewa (1962) Corsair (1955), freight; Huron (1955) Mackinac Express (1987), catamaran
Manitou Island Transit lost all of the 2020 season because access to the docks on both South and North Manitou Islands was blocked. ... down from last year and ferry service to the Manitou Islands ...
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile (56 km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres (111 sq mi; 288 km 2).
Bois Blanc Island Ferry (I) Pointe Aux Pins, Michigan: Connections with: US 23 M-27 County Road C-66 (S) Cheboygan, Michigan: Mackinaw City - Mackinac Island Ferry (I) Mackinac Island, Michigan: Connecting: M-185 with: Interstate 75 US 23 (bicycles and pedestrians only) (S) Mackinaw City, Michigan: St. Ignace - Mackinac Island Ferry (I ...
The park was established primarily for its outstanding natural features, including forests, beaches, dune formations, and ancient glacial phenomena. The Lakeshore also contains many cultural features including the 1871 South Manitou Island Lighthouse, three former Life-Saving Service/Coast Guard Stations and an extensive rural historic farm ...
Walter L. Frost was a wooden steamer ship that operated on the Great Lakes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Constructed in 1883 by the Detroit Dry Dock Company, the ship met its end in 1903 after running aground on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan during dense fog. [1]
Ferry tickets. Getting to the island requires taking a ferry, unless you have your own large boat or fly in on a private charter plane. There are two ferry services: Shepler's and Star Line. Both ...