Whitmer signs bill giving Mackinac Island the right to regulate ferry services

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 635

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The city of Mackinac Island and its voters will have the opportunity to amend the island’s charter so it can regulate all aspects of ferry services after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill on Wednesday ending a stalemate between local leaders, residents and the ferries that control travel in the Straits of Mackinac.

Senate Bill 304, now Public Act No. 17, was sponsored by state Sen. John Damoose (R-Harbor Springs). It authorizes the city …

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