Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1923, the state of Michigan began an auto ferry service that was the first such system to be state-owned. [2] It continued until the day the Mackinac Bridge opened. The law required the ferry service to cease so that the bridge would not have competition and could pay off its construction bonds faster.
The Detroit, Belle Isle, & Windsor Ferry Company was incorporated in 1881 to provide ferry service between Detroit, Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit's Belle Isle Park. In 1898, the company began leasing Bois Blanc Island (later known as "Bob-Lo") and began offering ferry service to the island. Bois Blanc became a popular day trip destination, with ...
Interlake Maritime Services is an American shipping firm that was created in December 2020 after Interlake Steamship Company purchased the assets of Pere Marquette Shipping Company and Lake Michigan Car Ferry Company, including the car ferry SS Badger, MT Undaunted, ATB Pere Marquette 41, SS Spartan, and MG Winfield Scott (LT-805).
My family took a ferry across Lake Michigan to avoid driving through Chicago. We brought our car with us, but next time, we'll rent a car at the port.
Arnold Transit Company is a ferry boat company serving Mackinac Island in Michigan for over 140 years. From 2016 to 2024 Arnold Line's assets including the boats and docks were operated and branded as Star Line Ferry (later Mackinac Island Ferry Company). Since 2024 it has been operated by Hoffman Marine, part of Hoffman Family of Companies.
MV Plymouth Belle: Namesake: Plymouth City: Owner: Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co Ltd (1961) Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd(1985) Plymouth Boat Cruises(2002) Sound Cruising (2005) Route: Plymouth-Cawsand (1961) River Dart (1985) Plymouth (2002) Builder: Mashfords, Cremyll, Cornwall: Launched: 1961: Identification: MMSI number: 235006882: Status ...
In 1955 she was briefly chartered to British Railways for use on their Dartmouth - Kingswear Passenger Ferry; afterwards, she resumed service from Plymouth. In 1985 The Millbrook company, by this point owned by Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd of Dartmouth , abandoned its services in Plymouth, mainly due to competition with Plymouth Boat Cruises , and ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!