Mackinac Island

Attorneys for both Mackinac Island and Hoffman Marine say they will continue their legal battle despite the recent passage of a bill that grants the island authority over ferry services.

Just in time for Memorial Day, lawmakers side with the tourist hotspot in its war with ferry operators. Mackinaw City and St. Ignace oppose the move.

Right before a historic blizzard hit northern Michigan last month, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued a snowmobiler that was stranded on an ice flow in the Straits of Mackinac. He was soon after deported, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

A new book by a retired Central Michigan University history professor explores how Mackinac Island and the surrounding Straits region became a hub for travelers from across the country.

In vacation hotspots, schools struggle to find teachers because housing is often well beyond their pay. A bill pending in the state Legislature would allow schools to build or buy housing for their employees. Some say that’s a good idea but wonder how it’ll work.

Political and business leaders have been congregating on Mackinac Island this week to discuss state policy, but this afternoon about 150 people showed up to protest the Line 5 tunnel, ahead of Govenor Gretchen Whitmer's address at the policy conference.

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for Western Michigan by an attorney representing Jerry Fetty. The former CEO is alleging wrongful termination, breach of contract and defamation.

The City of Mackinac Island cobbled together a plan Aug. 14 on how to move forward with only one of the island's two passenger ferry services in operation.

A new law, signed last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, will implement new speed limits for bikes and e-bikes on Mackinac Island.

The Florida-based private equity firm now owns nearly all the passenger ferries to Mackinac Island and the most land parcels in the area.