NEEBISH ISLAND, MI (MPRN)-- It's been a long, tough, cold winter in Michigan, but you may feel you have nothing to complain about after hearing what residents of an island in the Eastern U.P. are going through right now.
Neebish Island is entering week two of being cut off from the mainland, after ice pieces from Lake Superior jammed the passage across the St. Marys River.
Jamie Pringle is captain of the island's ferry. He says he is using an airboat to get mail and supplies to people, and the Coast Guard has a helicopter ready for emergencies.
“People are prepared for it that live here year round… generators… freezer full of food.”
About 60 people live on Neebish Island year-round. That number swells to about 500 during the summer time.
