Boat Tours

Location: Various Locations

Boat tours have long been a popular attraction for visitors, providing a scenic view of the area from the waters of the Kalamazoo River, Lake Kalamazoo, and Lake Michigan. The 82-passenger Queen of Saugatuck was an authentic stern-wheeler, built for Bruce Starring of Saugatuck in 1978 by John and Jim Shashaguay at their Allegan Road workshop, and based on an earlier design by Dick Hoffman. In 1992 the name was changed to the Star of Saugatuck; the vessel remained in service until 2000, when the larger 150-passenger Star of Saugatuck II, also a stern-wheel paddleboat, was launched. In 2002 a 28-passenger former WWII amphibious vessel known as the “Saugatuck Duck” began giving local tours over land and water.