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| Island Info | Island Tours Island Tours Discover Beaver Island, Lake Michigan nature, and history at its finest on one of our special daily tours!
Our knowledgeable and well seasoned tour drivers will guide you through Beaver Island's beautiful scenery and intriguing history, while giving you an idea of why island life is so unique. Beaver Island is home to two lighthouses which are considered the highlight for many visitors. Tours range from a simple, yet informative one and one half hour tour of the northern end of the Island, to a more extensive three hour tour of the entire Island.
You must ride the first ferry to the island in the morning. Upon arrival to the island, please check in at our tour office across the street from the Beaver Island Boat Company Dock. Tours are available May through October. Some dates may require an overnight stay; please refer to our ferry schedule.
Regular Tour (90 Minutes) This tour focuses on the northern end of the island and the harbor area. View the picturesque village of St. James including its lighthouse on Whiskey Point, shops, museums and churches. The tour then proceeds to the west side of the island to see spectacular Donegal Bay with views of High, Whiskey, Trout and Garden Islands. Finally you will visit Protar's home and tomb and hear the intriguing history of this fascinating man.
Adults (15+): $25.00 Children (5-14): $20.00 Extended Tour (180 Minutes) This tour begins with everything encompassed by the regular tour and then continues around the entire island. Your journey to the southern tip of Beaver Island will take you through its beautiful dunes and forests and alongside several of the island's pristine inland lakes, bays and beaches. Ultimately, the tour will pause to visit and climb one of the oldest lighthouses on the Great Lakes, Beaver Head Lighthouse.
Adults (15+): $35.00 Children (5-14): $30.00 group Tour rates available Reservations
Reservations are not necessary, but we have limited space for the Island tours and suggest prior reservations. Please call with the date you would like and the number of passengers. No deposit is required. You may also sign up for a tour on the day you arrive. (231)448-2500 or (888)446-4095
Schedule
Tours are available Memorial Day - Labor Day. One day trips are available during most of June, July and August. During May, September and October, an overnight stay on Beaver Island is necessary.
Parking
We suggest parking for the day in the free public lot on Park Avenue or the free beach lot at the end of Palmer Street. Note the MAP of downtown and directions in our brochure.
 Tour Arrangements
The narrated tour is given in an air conditioned 15 passenger van. Please check in at our Beaver Island tour office across the street from our dock as soon as you arrive on the island, to confirm the time of your tour. The regular (1½ hour) tour often leaves shortly after you arrive; as the extended (3 hour) tour leaves at approximately 1:00pm (times subject to change).
Museums
The Mormon Print Shop hours are Monday - Saturday: 11-5 and Sunday: 12-3. The Marine Museum hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 11-4, Tuesday & Thursday: 1:30-4, and Sunday: 12-3. The Mormon Print Shop Museum is across the street from our Beaver Island dock office and west about one block. It is now the general museum for the Beaver Island Historical Society and houses the story of King Strang and others who have lived on the Island ... Native Americans, the Mormons, the Irish, and a beloved citizen, "Dr. Protar." The Marine Museum is on the harbor, about a 15 minute walk to the east. It tells the story of the harbor in earlier times. It included not only fishing and ferries, but also the end products of lumbering and milling. Also represented are pre-Coast Guard, Coast Guard and Lighthouse Services, which came to the aid of mariners in distress.
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