Travel with your dog to Mackinac Island on board Starline Mackinac Island Ferry Company Pups are permitted on board the company’s many vessels, including hydro-jet ferries which produce a unique water-jet rooster tail for an exhilarating experience. The ferries depart from Straits State Park in St. Ignace on the Upper Peninsula and from Mackinaw City on the Lower Peninsula, taking passengers on a four-mile cruise across Lake Huron to magical Mackinac Island. Shelpler’s Ferry is another pet-friendly service providing transportation between Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island.