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| About Us Ferry Boats have always been the lifeline for the island. Over the years there have been at least 18 different ferries running from Charlevoix to Beaver Island. The Stanford was the first ferry to transport vehicles to the island in 1920. It carried only one car. The first actual ferry built exclusively for the Beaver Island run was the First Emerald Isle in 1955.
The Beaver Island Boat Company in its present form was established in 1984. Over the years, the Beaver Island Boat Company has made substantial improvements to our facilities in Charlevoix and on Beaver Island in an effort to make your journey to the Island as effortless as possible.
Each year our ferries make approximately 375 round trips to the island, travel over 24000 miles, transport over 40000 passengers, carry around 6500 vehicles and approximately 10000 tons of freight.
The Beaver Islander was built in 1962 by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. out of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and purchased new by the Beaver Island Boat Co. She is 95 feet in length, 27 feet wide, and draws 8 feet with a top speed of 13.5 knots and maximum capacity of 200 passengers and 10 vehicles. You can still ride the historic Beaver Islander on most weekends in the summer.
 Our newest and largest vessel yet, the Emerald Isle was designed by Timothy Graul Marine Design in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and was built by Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. in East Boothbay, Maine. She is 130 feet in length, 39 feet wide, and draws 8.5 feet with a top speed of 14.5 knots and maximum capacity of 298 passengers, 20 vehicles and one heavy truck. She is handicap accessible, has in excess of 150 indoor/covered seats, 5 unisex restrooms, one handicap accessible with baby changing table, fixed stabilizers, power outlets, and food/refreshment vending machines.
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