MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (Great Lakes News) – Mackinac Island business owners have reason to celebrate after tourism this year rebounded from low 2020 levels due to coronavirus restrictions.

The island’s hotel room revenue for the 2021 season is still being calculated, but it’s on pace to smash 2019’s total of $74.56 million.

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Shepler’s Ferry operator Chris Shepler told the Detroit Free Press that the summer “was out of control” for the ferry service that shuttles visitors to the island in the Straits of Mackinac.