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Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Service is a
Star Line also operates a pleasure cruise on Friday and Saturday evenings from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace respectively during the summer months.
In 2019 Star Line added the "M/V Good Fortune" pirate ship and offers trips to Mackinac Island as well as daily cruises aboard it during the summer months.
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Ferry companies of Michigan Mackinac Island Transportation in Cheboygan County, Michigan Transportation in Mackinac County, Michigan Transportation companies of the United States
Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Service is a ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
boat company serving Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island ( ; french: Île Mackinac; oj, Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; otw, Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac an ...
in Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. The company has a dock at Mackinaw City and two at St. Ignace.http://www.mackinawinfo.com/star-line-ferry-schedule/, 2019 Star Line Ferry Schedule
History
Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Service was started by Tom Pfeiffelmann, Sam McIntire, and others in the late 1970s. The company started off previously as Argosy Boat Line. The company was named Star Line after the 5 original stockholders making up a 5 pointed star. In 1979 Star Line brought their first fast ferry, ''M/.V Marquette'', to the Island. WhenArnold Transit Company
Arnold Transit Company was a ferry boat company serving Mackinac Island in Michigan for 140 years. In late 2016 Arnold Line's Assets including the boats, docks along with its name were purchased by Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Service , who co ...
introduced their catamaran ''M/V Island Express'' in 1987, Star Line responded with ''M/V Radisson'', an 85-foot fast ferry which was modeled after a luxury yacht. She boasted two propellers as the other ferries had, but also had twin hydro-jets for added speed. One hydro pointed out of the water making an incredible plume of water behind the boat. In time the ''M/V La Salle''added hydro-jets. In 1990 Star Line added ''Cadillac'' and in 1993 added ''Joliet''. These boats were built in the style of the ''M/V Radisson''.' In 2005 the Star Line added ''M/V Marquette II''.
In November, 2016, Star Line purchased the majority of competitor Arnold Transit Company
Arnold Transit Company was a ferry boat company serving Mackinac Island in Michigan for 140 years. In late 2016 Arnold Line's Assets including the boats, docks along with its name were purchased by Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Service , who co ...
's assets, assuming the almost 140 years of its history and combining it with that of Star Line's existing fleet.
This acquisition made Star Line, Mackinac Island's oldest and largest ferry fleet.
Star Line also operates a pleasure cruise on Friday and Saturday evenings from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace respectively during the summer months.
In 2019 Star Line added the "M/V Good Fortune" pirate ship and offers trips to Mackinac Island as well as daily cruises aboard it during the summer months.
Fleet
Star Line has the largest fast ferry fleet inMichigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
with six hydro-jet ferries: ''M/V La Salle'', ''M/V Radisson'', ''M/V Cadillac'', ''M/V Joliet'', and ''M/V Marquette II''. They also own classic ferries ''M/V Anna May, some of the former Arnold Transit Company
Arnold Transit Company was a ferry boat company serving Mackinac Island in Michigan for 140 years. In late 2016 Arnold Line's Assets including the boats, docks along with its name were purchased by Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Service , who co ...
classic ferries ''M/V Huron'', ''M/V Ottawa'', ''Chippewa'', ''M/V Straits of Mackinac II'', ''M/V Mackinac Express'' a high-speed water-jet–powered catamaran ferry service passenger service and the only pirate ship on the currently on the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the mid-east region of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River. There are five lakes ...
"M/V Good Fortune".
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Ferry companies of Michigan Mackinac Island Transportation in Cheboygan County, Michigan Transportation in Mackinac County, Michigan Transportation companies of the United States