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MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - The legal spat between Mackinac Island and the private equity firm that has purchased both local ferry boat companies has been taken up a notch. Just days after the ferry ...

MI - Expanding on her announcement last week that Mackinac Island City Council has decided to counter sue the ferry owner that’s suing it in federal court, longtime island Mayor Margaret Doud ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Mackinac Island Ferry Company has been sold to Hoffmann Family of Companies. The announcement follows the company's purchase of 46 vessels across several ...

ST. IGNACE — Mackinac Island Ferry Company and Shepler’s Inc. have filed a joint lawsuit against the City of Mackinac Island, alleging the city council overstepped its bounds by trying to ...

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The two passenger ferry companies that serve Mackinac Island are suing the city over its move to control ferry rates and regulate their parking businesses. Shepler’s Inc. and Arnold Transit Co ...

Owners of the Mackinac Island Ferry Company and the city of Mackinac Island appear to be on a collision course in court. Shepler's Inc. filed a complaint Monday in the U.S. District Court for the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Days after Shepler’s Inc. and Mackinac Island Ferry Company filed a joint lawsuit against the city of Mackinac Island, Mayor Margaret Doud has announced the city ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After several years of changes, a rift has formed between the Mackinac Island City Council and the island’s top ferry services. Shepler’s Inc. and Mackinac ...

Visitors must reach Mackinac Island by ferry boats. Two companies are the main ferry ride providers: Shepler's Ferry (from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace) and Arnold Transit Co. (from Mackinaw City).

Jim Pettit, right and Alex Bazihau, left, walk horses, that just arrived at Mackinac Island via the Arnold Freight Co. ferry from St. Ignace to the stables at the Grand Hotel on Monday ...