Mackinaw City

Gateway to the UP

To all of our Shepler Ferry and Mackinac Island Ferry Customers:  

Due to upgrades and repairs aboard Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry's fleet, Shepler's Ferry has assumed all passenger ferry service for the remainder of the 2024 summer season (through October 31, 2024).
For more information on pre-purchased MIFC tickets click here.

At Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry, our commitment is clear:
First-Class Service. Every Guest. Every Day. 

We are devoted to ensuring each Guest enjoys a safe, seamless, and exceptional travel experience to Mackinac Island, making every trip as memorable as the destination. 

We are the Gateway to the Upper Peninsula, it is one of the top-of-the-list places to see in Michigan. Experience Colonial Michilimackinac, the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park. Also serves three passenger boat lines to Mackinac Island. Great shopping, unique attractions, live nightly entertainment, vacation packages and over 50 hotels and resorts.