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Michigan’s Star Line Ferry Has Sold, What Does This Mean For Mackinac Island Tourists?
The Star Line ferry is one of only two ferry services that operate on Mackinac Island. The other, Shepler's Ferry, was sold two years ago. What does this new deal mean for future Mackinac Island tourists?. While the island is located only 4 miles off the mainland you won't find...
Mackinac Island Ferry Company Changes Hands: What’s Next For Visitors?
Mackinac Island is an icon in the state of Michigan. The small island that features beautiful scenery, no cars, amazing restaurants and shops, and more horses than you can count, has long been a destination for Michiganders and those who travel to the Mitten State from out-of-state. But now, the...
Experience ‘Fire at Night’ at Colonial Michilimackinac
MACKINAW CITY — Experience fireworks of a different kind during the “Fire at Night” event at Colonial Michilimackinac on July 3. Interpretive staff dressed as British soldiers will fire all of Michilimackinac’s artillery at sunset, including muskets, the wall gun and mortar, topped off with a blast of the cannon.
Ann Helen Scizak
RAPID RIVER — Ann Helen Scizak passed away peacefully in her home on July 1, 2024 following a brief battle with cancer. Ann was born on October 22, 1947 to Leslie and Eudene MacDonald and grew up in St. Ignace, Michigan. Ann graduated from LaSelle High School in St. Ignace in 1965 where she was a cheerleader and the homecoming queen. Her classmates described her as the sweetest and sharpest girl in the class.
Registration open for Higher Orbits’ space camp for kids in Sault Ste. Marie
SAULT STE. MARIE — Higher Orbits’ “Go for Launch” returns to Sault Ste. Marie in a few weeks, and they’re looking for students interested in space. Higher Orbits is a non-profit organization with the mission of promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through space exploration. In 2023, Team Space Shell 6 from Sault Area Schools won the event. Earlier this year, the six students on the team went to Cape Canaveral, Florida to watch the launch of a rocket with their winning experiment onboard. Chris Olson, Chippewa County EDC president, said interest in the space industry growing.
It’s a Star Spangled Fourth of July at Fort Mackinac
Historic and iconic Fort Mackinac will be decked out in patriotic finery with banners, flags and bunting for A Star Spangled Fourth of July, this July 4, with games available starting at 3:30 p.m. and a special program at 4:00 p.m. It will be an 1880s Independence Day, with a...
Florida private equity firm consolidates ownership of all Mackinac Island ferries
The marine division of a family-owned private equity firm is expanding its extensive Northern Michigan holdings with the acquisition of the last independently owned ferry company serving Mackinac Island. Hoffmann Marine, a division of Naples, Fla.-based Hoffmann Family of Companies, said Saturday it has acquired the Mackinac Island Ferry Company...
Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Co. sells to Florida billionaire
The second of two ferry services that shuttle visitors to Mackinac Island from the mainland of Michigan has sold to the Florida billionaire who purchased Shepler's Ferry two years ago, sources confirmed to the Detroit Free Press. The Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Co. closed the deal at 11:59 p.m. Friday with the Hoffmann Family of Companies, led by patriarch David Hoffmann, of Naples, Florida. He has told of working as a child with his father, a...
Sault celebrates Engineers Day
SAULT STE. MARIE — On Friday, Sault Ste. Marie celebrated a large part of what makes it special with Engineers Day at the Soo Locks. Engineers Day brings in hundreds of residents and visitors each summer to experience the locks, see freighters passing by and enjoy other fun family-friendly activities downtown.
Mackinac Island Ferry Company Changes Hands: What’s Next For Visitors?
Mackinac Island is an icon in the state of Michigan. The small island that features beautiful scenery, no cars, amazing restaurants and shops, and more horses than you can count, has long been a destination for Michiganders and those who travel to the Mitten State from out-of-state. But now, the...
Michigan’s Star Line Ferry Has Sold, What Does This Mean For Mackinac Island Tourists?
The Star Line ferry is one of only two ferry services that operate on Mackinac Island. The other, Shepler's Ferry, was sold two years ago. What does this new deal mean for future Mackinac Island tourists?. While the island is located only 4 miles off the mainland you won't find...
Mackinac Island Ferry acquired by Hoffmann Marine
The Mackinac Island Ferry Company that serves the popular Michigan lake resort community has been acquired by the Hoffmann Family of Companies, a Florida-based family-owned private equity firm. “Joining the Hoffmann Family of Companies heralds a new era for Mackinac Island Ferry Company,” said Jerry Fetty, CEO of Mackinac Island...
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