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 ...

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The 2.5-hour ferry ride to the island is calm and only interrupted by the call of gulls and a brief stop at South Manitou Island to pick up campers from the previous night.

May 5—LELAND — Manitou Island Transit Company is gearing up for another season of plying the Manitou Passage. But if the ferry operator wants to bring campers or day-trippers to North Manitou ...

NORTH MANITOU ISLAND, MI - If you're on the hunt for an unusual Northern Michigan cottage - or perhaps a really nautical B&B - with unparalleled views of Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Manitou ...

Since the National Park Service bought the island in 1984, it hasn’t set a harvest limit for this special annual hunt. The goal is to eradicate the deer from North Manitou, to stop over-browsing ...

The Manitou Island Transit takes off in Leland and can carry up to 117 people above deck or below as it cruises across Lake Michigan to the North and South Manitou Islands. Manitou Island Transit ...

The Gogebic Stranded on North Manitou Island Thursday Night. Nov. 27, 1897 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 27, 1897, Page 3 Buy Reprints ...

The North Manitou Island project is just one of the projects the National Lakeshore is working on this summer to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog. The dredging project will enable the ...

NPS seeks comment on Manitou Island project at Sleeping Bear Dunes by: Matt Jaworowski Posted: Apr 16, 2024 / 02:29 PM EDT Updated: Apr 16, 2024 / 02:29 PM EDT ...

This Day in Coast Guard History – August 20 1898-The American schooner, Rouse Simmons had her cargo shift to starboard, giving her a heavy list and forcing her covering board up so she leaked ...

EMPIRE - Permits are available for the North Manitou Island deer hunt within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Applications are being accepted for the Oct. 17-23 muzzleloader season, the ...