Mackinac Islander 276809

The "Mackinac Islander" was built in Toledo, Ohio at the Hans Hansen Welding Company in 1958. She was 70 gross tons. She was owned by the Arnold Transit Line of Mackinac Island, Michigan until 1990. In 1970, she collided with the Round Island Light in the Straits of Mackinac. She suffered little damage. In 1990, she was sold to the Chicago Cruise Company and renamed "Sir Richard." The following year, she was sold to Diamond Jack River Tours of Grosse Ile, Michigan. Her name was again changed to the "Diamond Belle.