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It was everything from a slap in the face or kick in the butt. we tried to organize ourselves, but did we really nail it? no. we didn't. >> the summer of 2017 was one for the record books at shepler's. not in the way the family would have hoped. >> did we think it was going to be like this? we never thought it would be like it is. >> it was to the point where, holy crow, we have never seen anything like this. >> far from smooth sailing in the straits of mackinac that year. >> we scrambled and did our best to take care of everybody. on busy days, things fall through the cracks. >> passengers fe...

And i said, ma'am, my name is chris shepler and i'm the president and what i can do for you and she said nothing. what can i expect from you. it is the first time they were serving macina island. a third company was sold but still chris and his sister and brother billy thought they were ready for the influx of passengers riding their family boats. they were wrong. >> it exploded. it was just crazy. the whole time. you were going full tilt every day last summer. >> the three siblings who run the company with their ceo father bill saw the trouble almost immediately. with the season already in fu...