Bay City Boat Lines

Bay City Boat Lines Princess Wenonah is Bay City, Michigan's iconic 150-passenger boat. Family owned & operated since 1998.

Enjoy public tours, entertainment and dinner cruises, and private parties on the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay from May to Oct. Located in beautiful downtown Bay City, MI, we offer public tours and dinner cruises as well as private charters for parties of all sizes, with service from downtown Bay City on the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay.

๐ŸŽ‰ ONE WEEK until our first 'Rock The Boat' off the 2026 season!Join us June 19th on the Princess Wenonah with the The Po...
06/12/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ ONE WEEK until our first 'Rock The Boat' off the 2026 season!

Join us June 19th on the Princess Wenonah with the The Pool Boys who are bringing the yacht rock and pop hits that'll have you dancing all the way down the Saginaw River. ๐Ÿ›ฅ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

Your ticket includes:
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Catered dinner by Krzysiak House Restaurant
๐Ÿน Full cash bar
โฑ๏ธ 3-hour cruise
๐ŸŽต Live music from The Pool Boys

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets at baycityboatlines.com

06/11/2026

This view could be yours this Fourth of July ๐Ÿ‘€

Celebrate Independence Day with the ultimate VIP fireworks cruise experience during the renowned Bay City Fireworks Festival! We have two dates available for you to join us, July 3rd or July 4th.

What Your Ticket Includes:
๐Ÿ›ณ A 2.5-hour evening cruise (rain or shine)
๐Ÿฝ Onboard dinner catered by Krzysiak House Restaurant
๐ŸŽธ Live entertainment
๐Ÿป Access to the cash bar with soft drinks, beer, wine, and canned cocktails
๐ŸŽ† Fireworks viewing from the boat or private dockside seating

A patriotic evening supporting two local causes:
โ€ข The Bay City Fireworks Festival
โ€ข BaySailโ€™s Windward Bound Youth Sailing Program

Grab your crew and book your tickets now!

๐ŸŽŸ Tickets available at baycityboatlines.com or by calling 989-891-BOAT

Summer. Is. HERE. โ˜€๏ธ The Princess Wenonah is ready to set sail and we are SO excited to see you out on the water this se...
06/09/2026

Summer. Is. HERE. โ˜€๏ธ

The Princess Wenonah is ready to set sail and we are SO excited to see you out on the water this season. ๐Ÿšข

Drop a comment below and let us know when you'll be joining us this season! ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

06/05/2026

๐Ÿ›ณ๏ธ We officially kicked off our 2026 public tour season today with the first Saginaw River Tour of the year!

Join us every Friday and Saturday as we cruise the beautiful Saginaw River, showcasing Bay City's waterfront, local landmarks, and opportunities for wildlife spotting along the way. ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿฆ…

Weather and river conditions permitting, we'll travel downriver past the historic USS Edson and continue toward the Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse, offering some of the closest views of Saginaw Bay before heading back upriver.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Reserve your seats today at baycityboatlines.com or call 989-891-BOAT.

Who's joining us for a cruise this season? Tag your crew to make us part of your summer plans!๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

06/01/2026

It's June! That means..โ˜€

โ˜€ Free weekend health & wellness classes start! (Saturdays & Sundays, June 6 - Aug 31)
โ˜€ The Bay Area Farmers Market starts! (Thursdays, June 4 - Oct 1)
โ˜€ The Riverside Art Festival is this month! (June 13 & 14)
โ˜€ Young People's Summer Series start! (Wednesdays, June 17 - Aug 12)
โ˜€ Wednesdays in the Park Start! (June 17 - Sept 9)
โ˜€ Apps & Ales is this month! (June 18)
โ˜€ There is Line Dancing every Wednesday & Sunday at Jake's Corner Lounge!
โ˜€ Saginaw River Guided Tours start every Friday & Saturday with Bay City Boat Lines!

& so much more! We can't wait to see you downtown!

Our 2026 season is officially underway! โš“๏ธ Spend an afternoon with us under sunny skies, a light breeze, a cold drink, a...
06/01/2026

Our 2026 season is officially underway! โš“๏ธ

Spend an afternoon with us under sunny skies, a light breeze, a cold drink, and learn all about the Saginaw River with one of our knowledgeable narrators.

๐ŸŽซ Tickets are available at https://baycityboatlines.com/river-tours/ or at the dock.

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ Boarding begins at 12:30pm. We canโ€™t wait to welcome you aboard!

Yesterday we had our first passenger trip with the Princess Wenonah under Jordan Diceโ€™s new ownership. It was nice to ha...
05/31/2026

Yesterday we had our first passenger trip with the Princess Wenonah under Jordan Diceโ€™s new ownership. It was nice to have the Fournier family shake hands with Jordan as the torch got officially passed, departing shortly thereafter with our first group aboard. Check out baycityboatlines.com to get your tickets today or make a booking for this season!

We have some amazing evenings planned for this summer! Live entertainment playing during the sunset cruises, dinner cate...
05/07/2026

We have some amazing evenings planned for this summer!

Live entertainment playing during the sunset cruises, dinner catered by Krzysiak House Restaurant, and cold drinks at the bar!

June 19 - The Pool Boys
June 20 - Marty Viers
June 27 - Greg Hind (Of the Little River Band)

July 3 - Slick Jimmy Band
July 4 - Acoustic Cocktail playing as "Electric Cocktail"
July 10 - The RockShow
July 11 - Daze of Glory
July 17 - Pat Emerine
July 18 - Billy Gunther & the Midwest Riders
July 24 - The Soul Xpress Band
July 25 - Highway Drifters

August 1 - Rebel Line
August 7 - Jim Pagel Jazz Trio
August 8 - Highway Drifters
August 14 - Marty Viers
August 15 - CamFactor Music
August 22 - Bobby 2 Bridges - Bob Hughes Music
August 21 - The RockShow
August 28 - The Soul Xpress Band
August 29 - Pat Emerine

September 4 - Rebel Line
September 11 - Jim Pagel Jazz Trio
September 18 - ROCKtober Fest with The RockShow

Visit us online at baycityboatlines.com you reserve your tickets today!

Photo Credit: Todd Saginaw River Images - by Todd Shorkey

Life is better on the boat!! The Princess Wenonah begins her season on June 5th, 2026! Join us for history tours and sun...
05/06/2026

Life is better on the boat!!

The Princess Wenonah begins her season on June 5th, 2026! Join us for history tours and sunset cruises on the Saginaw Bay!

Please go to our website at www.baycityboatlines.com or call 989.891.2628 to reserve tickets!

Photo credit: Todd Shorkey ๐Ÿคฉ

๐—๐—ข๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ก ๐——๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ช๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—•๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—•๐—ข๐—”๐—ง ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ: ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—› ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ...
01/26/2026

๐—๐—ข๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ก ๐——๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ช๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—•๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—•๐—ข๐—”๐—ง ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ: ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—› ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ

๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ-๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด 29๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

Bay City, Michigan โ€“ Jordan Dice, a local entrepreneur and technologist, has acquired Bay City Boat Lines, the company that owns and operates the Princess Wenonah and Islander on the Saginaw River. The purchase marks the latest addition to Diceโ€™s Tri-City portfolio, which includes the Midland Mall, St. Laurent Brothers, State Theatre of Bay City, Court Street Theater in Saginaw, and now Bay City Boat Lines.

Reflecting on the boatsโ€™ history and his vision for their future, Dice shared a personal connection to the business. โ€œI remember being eight years old aboard the Princess Wenonah on its first tour and thinking how cool and iconic it was for Bay City,โ€ said Dice. โ€œI plan to operate the boats for many years to come and integrate them with the entertainment experiences weโ€™re building through the theaters I own.โ€

Founded in 1998 by the Fournier family, Bay City Boat Lines was created to fill a gap in passenger vessel services on the Saginaw River, offering sightseeing tours, onboard concerts, and private charters. Operating from Wenonah Park, the company is best known for its narrated historical cruises aboard its flagship vessel, the Princess Wenonah.

Originally built in 1954 as a car ferry named the William M. Miller, the Princess Wenonah has welcomed more than 250,000 passengers over the past two decades, alongside her fleet-mate, the Islander. Together, the vessels showcase the natural beauty of the Saginaw River while celebrating the regionโ€™s rich maritime and lumbering history. Entertaining guests with dining, music, and dancing is a tradition the entire Bay City Boat Lines staff takes great pride in continuing.

For more information, visit the companyโ€™s website or page.

๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น:

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801 N. Water Street
Bay City, MI
48708

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