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 ...

CHARLEVOIX, MI – Ferry service to Beaver Island is now available. The 2024 season began Friday, nearly two weeks later than expected, due to delays with maintenance projects, officials said. The ...

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 ...

Fire at Gaylord Middle School prompts evacuation; all students reported safe OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Students at Gaylord Middle School are safe after a small fire broke out in the boys’ ...

The ferry that many rely on for transportation to and from Beaver Island to the mainland is having a choppy start to the season. Currently, the boat is out of commission after the most recent test run ...

Michigan’s effort to enhance its ferry service to and from Beaver Island is getting another financial boost. On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Federal Transit Administration announced a $10 million grant to ...

BEAVER ISLAND — Delayed ferry trips to Beaver Island could resume by the end of the week, after the Beaver Island Boat Company didn’t make the planned April 10 seasonal opening, citing maintenance ...

BEAVER ISLAND — Michigan’s U.S. senators announced this week more federal funding is coming for a new passenger ferry to the state’s “Emerald Island.” The Michigan Department of Transportation was ...

A single underwater cable supplies Beaver Island with its power. Storms, which are becoming increasingly frequent and severe with climate change, have knocked out the lights for days. A maritime ...