Ferry service to the Manitou islands will again been relegated to South Manitou.
For the second straight season — and fourth of six seasons — Manitou Island Transit (MIT) will not provide ferry service to North Manitou Island because the permanent National Park Servicebuilt dock is clogged with sand.
The bottomlands around the dock will be dredged — prior to its anticipated removal in 2026 and after a new dock is built. Captain Jim Munoz, one of four principles of family-owned MIT, continues to question the need for a new dock as opposed to maintaining and dredging the existing dock.
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