After 46 years, Mike Green took his final voyage as senior captain of the Beaver Island Boat Company on Dec. 20. Family and friends rode with him on the Emerald Isle Ferry for the 32-mile journey ...

BEAVER ISLAND, MI – A new ferry that will transport people and vehicles between Michigan’s mainland and the largest island in Lake Michigan could be ready for passengers by summer 2027, officials said ...

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- There's only two ways to Beaver Island in Charlevoix County: you can fly or you can take the ferry. But one of those options people rely on isn't available ...

CHARLEVOIX — Parking has long been an issue for passengers on the Beaver Island Ferry. Over the years, the Beaver Island Boat Company has tried to expand parking in several different ways. The Beaver ...

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- It happened about two weeks later than normal because of the coronavirus, but Beaver Island Boat Company was finally able to have its opening day for ...

CHARLEVOIX, MI – A new Beaver Island passenger ferry is expected to be built in the next three to five years after the state of Michigan budgeted $14 million for the vessel, officials said. “We’re ...

The Michigan Department of Transportation was awarded $6.6 million in federal money to help fund the purchase of a new passenger ferry to serve Beaver Island, U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie ...

CHARLEVOIX — Money from the state budget is making its way to Lake Charlevoix this year, with the Beaver Island Boat Company benefiting from a $14 million allocation for a new ferry. Built to serve ...

Escape is necessary. This is exactly why my wife, Laura, and I find ourselves sailing west from Charlevoix on the Emerald Isle ferry with another couple to try glamping on Beaver Island. We were ...