MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WZMQ) – Michigan’s attorney general is taking legal action against the company that controls ferry service to Mackinac Island.
Dana Nessel accuses the Hoffmann family of companies of violating state antitrust laws by eliminating competition through its monopoly ownership of both Shepler’s and Arnold Transit, including its parking facilities on the mainland.
Nessel says the company has raised prices and reduced services.
The state wants a judge to restore competition, which could require the sale of ferry or parking assets.
Hoffmann disputes the allegations, saying it has not violated antitrust laws, arguing that the ferry lines could not survive economically as independent, competing businesses.
Michigan A.G. sues Mackinac Island ferry operator
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