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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
Mackinac Island (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw, locally / ˈ m æ k ə n ə / MAK-ə-nə; French: Île Mackinac; Ojibwe: Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; Ottawa: Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles (11.3 km 2) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Entrance to the new ferry dock at Mackinaw City (June 2019) In 1945, Captain William H. Shepler, a native of Mackinac Island, returned to Michigan after service in World War II. He already had a full captain's license and began to command the large, 600-person capacity Algoma between Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. [2]
Best Things To Do on Mackinac Island 1. Travel on the Mackinac Island Ferry. Courtesy Alani Vargas. First, because Mackinac Island is, well, in the middle of a body of water, you need to get there ...
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 ...
It is one of only three state trunklines in Michigan on islands; the others are M-154 on Harsens Island and M-185 on Mackinac Island. M-134 is also one of only two highways to utilize a ferry in Michigan; the other is US Highway 10 (US 10) which crosses Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin , to Ludington .