South Manitou is scheduled to close for 2026 and possibly longer for the same reason. The National Park Service has not yet announced the closures. The ferry service, which has struggled ...

Manitou Island Transit announced Tuesday that ferry service would be suspended for the 2020 season, citing safety issues with the docks on both islands. “We’re heartbroken,” said Megan Munoz ...

Jun. 26—LELAND — Great Lakes water levels are down from last year and ferry service to the Manitou Islands is running again. Manitou Island Transit lost all of the 2020 season because access ...

LELAND — The ferry service that takes visitors and residents to North and South Manitou Islands will not be able to run this year due to issues with the dock conditions. Manitou Island Transit ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Manitou Island Transit ferry services will not operate this season because of dock conditions on both North and South Manitou islands. Megan Grosvenor Munoz, whose family owns ...

The reason? Well, it's actually the docks themselves. For Megan Grosvenor Munoz, part owner of Manitou Island Transit, running the ferry to and from the island is more than just a job.

Michael Grosvenor and his sister, Megan Munoz, are fourth-generation co-owners of Manitou Island Transit, which provides ferry services at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The vessel runs ...

Manitou Island Transit, departing from the wooden dock in Leland’s Fishtown, only runs one 2.5-hour ferry ride to the island per day. So unless you arrive on a private boat, a visit to North ...

It is absolutely stunningly beautiful as I type this in a park along Lake Leelanau, not far from the Manitou Island Transit ferry to the two Manitou islands in Lake Michigan. Next weekend I get ...

A ferry approaches the dock on South Manitou Island. (Courtesy National Park Service/Public Domain) An undated photo of the dock on North Manitou Island. (Courtesy National Park Service/Public ...

Read more: 25 Gorgeous Islands For Vacationing That Won't Break The Bank Getting to South Manitou is a 1.5-hour ferry ride from nearby Leland, a small coastal town about 40 minutes by car from ...

LELAND — Great Lakes water levels are down from last year and ferry service to the Manitou Islands is running again. Manitou Island Transit lost all of the 2020 season because access to the ...