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Beaver Island Boat Company
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The Beaver Island Boat Company (BIBCO) is a ferry provider to/from Beaver Island. BIBCO 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, travel over 24,000 miles, transport over 40,000 passengers, carry around 6,500 vehicles and approx. 10,000 tons of freight.The Beaver Islander was built in 1962 by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and purchased new by the Beaver Island Boat Co. She is 95 feet long, 27 feet wide, and draws 8 feet with a top speed of 13.5 knots and maximum capacity of 200 passengers & 10 vehicles. The Emerald Isle, was designed by Timothy Graul Marine and built by Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. in East Boothbay, Maine. She is 130 feet long, 39 feet wide and draws 8.5 feet with a top speed of 14.5 knots and maximum capacity of 298passengers, 20 vehicles. She is handicap accessible.We offer Guided Island Tours!