The Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Co. closed the deal at 11:59 p.m. Friday with the Hoffmann Family of Companies, led by patriarch David Hoffmann, of Naples, Florida. He has told of working as a ...

Arnold had rebranded as the Mackinac Island Ferry Company in 2022 to consolidate the Star Line Mackinac Island Hydro-Jet Ferry fleet, which began in the 1970s, the Arnold Line fleet, operational ...

Historically, at least three ferry companies have provided service to the island: Arnold Transit Company, Star Line Ferry and Shepler’s. Star Line bought Arnold in 2016 and rebranded to the MIFC.