The Hoffmann family, who bought MIFC in 2024, invested around $6 million in repairs and modernization of the ferry fleet. The city council rejected the proposed ticket and parking rates ...

The Hoffmann family joined Shepler’s as partners in 2022, then purchased MIFC in 2024. According to the lawsuit, the Hoffmann family knew that the MIFC fleet was outdated and needed repairs ...

City officials contend the ferry service has become a monopoly since the Hoffman Family of Companies purchased Shepler’s in 2022 and then MIFC in June 2024. But according to the lawsuit ...

However, the complaint alleges that representatives from both Shepler’s and Mackinac Island Ferry Co. (MIFC) disclosed an explanation of costs. “In addition to the substantial capital investments that ...