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Ferry service waiting on Mackinac Straits ice

truenorthradioonenetwork.com

ST. IGNACE, MI (AP)--   A ferry company that serves Mackinac Island says the start of service this year will be affected by ice. 

The Petoskey News-Review and MLive.com report that Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry is waiting to see how ice-breaking work goes before posting a schedule. The ferry is expected to start 2014 service in St. Ignace instead of Mackinaw City.

Ice mostly blocks the Straits of Mackinac, except for the shipping channel. Ice-breaking work is scheduled for Thursday and Friday.