Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry will soon have a second ship built in the 21st century by Moran Iron Works.
The family-owned, Bill Shepler-led ferry owner has ordered a 60-tonne, 210-passenger vessel from the Michigan-based metal fabricator for $4m.
The 30-metre ferry is expected for delivery during the summer of 2020, five years after Moran built Shepler's Miss Margy, a 30-metre, 281-passenger ferry, for $3.8m.
