Water Taxi Question.....

[Less Paul]

I’m futzing around with different itineraries for my late July trip. After taking the ferry from Copper Harbor to IR, I’m thinking of possibly catching a water taxi to Chippewa Harbor and then looping back to Rock Harbor over 7 days to catch the Queen IV back to Copper Harbor.

Question…how does the water taxi service work? I looked on their website and it lists the following fares:

Rates One Way:
11 - 15 Miles 
Chippewa Harbor, (12 miles) 

One or Two people: $169.00 
Three People: $176.00 
Four People: $184.00 
Five People: $191.00 
Six People: $199.00

It looks as tho the price per person is based on the number of people on the boat.

Two people for $169 is about $85 a pop. Ouch.

But 6 people for $199 is about $35 ea. That’s quite reasonable.

Do they count the entire passenger load and divide the fare among them? Or do they do it on a per group basis as priced?

It’s rather confusing.

I have an e-mail into them but haven’t heard back yet.

[srparr]

I've used it a couple times in the past. The charge has been per group. So for 4 of us, we paid the 4 person rate from Rock Harbor to Moskey, but there was another group of 2 on board ... making for 6 total passengers. I assume they paid the 2 person rate.

[Less Paul]

Ack. That blows goats.

Wish it were more like a land taxi. Pile as many people in as you can and pay the meter $ when you arrive.

[srparr]

Well, it is what it is ... and it is the only show in town for point-to-point on the east end at a schedule you can adjust.

Depending on your timing you might be able to hop a ride on the Voyageur as it goes around the island. I believe it will stop at Chippewa, but all rides should be booked in advance to avoid surprises.

[Less Paul]

That it is. But Voyager isn't an option. It leaves before we arrive that Sunday, and it doesn't run on Monday. Would have to either wait for Tuesday, or arrive a day earlier.

Not a solution. That's okay tho. We'll work with what we've got.

[Don_P]

How is the determination made as to who is in a group? Could folks pre-determine they are going to the same place and thus get the lower pp rate? If this is the case, I'd love to pair up with a couple people wanting to take the taxi to Chippewa Harbor on Aug 29. Family of four, but having a couple more would knock the price down further. Either respond here or send me a private message.

[colvinch]

does any one know the schedule of the "water taxi". I'm looking at using it either the first or second week of August, going to chippewa. One thing I did read was it will take only 2 canoes at a time.

FYI
Rates One Way: 11 - 15 Miles
Chippewa Harbor, (12 miles)
Belle Island Dock, (13 miles)
One or Two people: $169.00
Three People: $176.00
Four People: $184.00
Five People: $191.00
Six People: $199.00

[niners]

The water taxi does not operate on a set schedule. You can make reservations for the specific time and day you need the service. They are pretty good about working with you to meet your request.

[Don_P]

Niners is right on. I made reservations last week for our August trip and they asked where we were coming from (e.g. what boat, etc.), whether we were bringing a boat (not) and set the schedule then for us to taxi to Chippewa Harbor at a little after noon. Couldn't have been easier.