The Star II seats 120 passengers and crew of 3 – one captain and one crew for cruises with 54 or less passengers and one captain and two crew for cruises over 55 passengers. She weighs in at 51 gross tons, 41 net tons, length 64 feet + 11 feet of paddlewheel for an overall length of 80 feet; she has a 21 foot beam, and draws about 3 feet of water. Her enclosed lower deck seats 40 passengers, while the upper deck seats 75 passengers, and has a partial canopy over the 2/3 of the deck. On the lower deck you will find two spacious restrooms. There is also a full bar on each deck.
The Star is an authentic sternwheeler paddleboat. The cruise begins at our dock at 716 Water Street, where you’ll travel upwards on the Kalamazoo River into Lake Kalamazoo where you’ll see the picturesque town of Saugatuck by water, back down the river, where you’ll see boats of all shapes and sizes, cottages to million dollar homes, the natural beauty of the area, untouched by development, and entering majestic Lake Michigan, (we enter Lake Michigan with permitting conditions), and then returning back to our dock. Trips take approximately 90 minutes and there is a narration which points out local landmarks, points of interest, as well as some history and local lore of the area.