The Story Of How Shepler's Ferry Began!

Did you know that Shepler's Ferry has been around for three generations? It all began in 1945 by Captain William H. Shepler who after returning to his birth place of Mackinaw he realized how much potential and need there was for transporting people to and from the island. His dream was to provide fast, efficient and modern service where people could enjoy the Mackinaw experience.  70 years later our mission statement is the same...give the best possible service with a smile, use modern equipment and employ well trained staff that can give the people an experience of Mackinac Island.

If you're interested in finding out the entire true story of how one families heritage, courage, faith and survival has grown to what it is today, then you must pick up a copy of the book "Undefeated" by Jean R. Beach and Dr. Don Steele.  It's a story of how the family owned Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry Service survived  by overcoming challenges and has grown over three generations.

The Authors Bios:

Dr Don Steele earned his PhD from The Ohio State University after obtaining his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Central Michigan University. He served as Superintendent of Schools for the school districts of Saginaw, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and Seattle, Washington. He is an entrepreneur who has built several successful coaching and consulting businesses. He has coached professional athletes, entertainers and business executives on five continents. He has authored three books on “State Level Educational Policy Making” and another entitled “Anticipating and Managing the Future”. He is an accomplished speaker, humorist and entertainer. He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Jean R. Beach holds a BA degree from Ohio Wesleyan and has pursued further study at Delta College, Mott College, Northwestern College and in Europe with Dr. James Chillman of Rice University plus intensive workshops with Dr. Frederick Francke and Edward Weiss. She is the author of several books of Michigan History. Including “A Century on Canvass”, volumes two, three and four of “The Saginaw Hall of Fame”, “In Times of Sorrow and in Times of Joy”, ”Savoring Saginaw”, a historical cookbook and “The History of Pit and Balcony”, Saginaw’s community theater. She has been a frequent lecturer at Saginaw Valley State University’s Humanities lecture series. As an advertising copywriter, account executive and freelancer, she has been the recipient of several prizes for successful ad campaigns including Best of Show.

Purchase your copy of "Undefeated" now and begin the journey of where Shepler's Ferry began and where they are going now!