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 ...

LELAND, MI — The Mishe-Mokwa ferry will only bring visitors to South Manitou Island this year, say transit business owners who are suing the National Park Service again over their struggles to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers sand and recreation in nature along 25 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. Here's ...

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 ...

South Manitou can be a day trip. The ferry only goes to North Manitou once a day though—overnight stays only. An island trip is always an adventure, but it can get particularly rugged if the ...

LELAND — The National Park Service is a step closer to replacing docks on North and South Manitou islands, but the ferry company that’s shuttled people to and from the islands for more than a ...

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 ...

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 ...

How can you get to the islands? The islands are accessible by Manitou Island Transit ferry service from Leland, Michigan or by private boat. The islands do not have food service, stores or medical ...