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The largest ferries in Michigan are the car ferries which cross Lake Michigan to Wisconsin. One of these, the SS Badger is one of the last remaining coal steamers on the Great Lakes and serves as a section of US Highway 10 (US 10). The Badger is also the largest ferry in Michigan, capable of carrying 600 passengers and 180 autos.
St. Ignace - Mackinac Island Ferry (I) Mackinac Island, Michigan: Connecting: M-185 with: Interstate 75 US 2 (bicycles and pedestrians only) (W) St. Ignace, Michigan: Drummond Island Ferry (I) Drummond Island, Michigan: M-134 (W) De Tour Village, Michigan: Barbeau - Neebish Island Ferry (I) Neebish Island, Michigan: Ferry Road (W) Barbeau ...
SS Badger is a passenger and vehicle ferry in the United States that has been in service on Lake Michigan since 1953. Currently, the ship shuttles between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a distance of 62 miles (100 km), connecting U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) between those two cities.
The Walpole–Algonac Ferry serves the city of Algonac, Michigan, and the First Nation reserve of Walpole Island, and (indirectly), Wallaceburg, Ontario, via Highway 40 and Chatham-Kent Road 32. It serves as a border crossing of the Canada–United States border. The Walpole–Algonac Ferry Line has been in operation for over 100 years.
Ferries leave Drummond Island at 10 minutes after the hour, from De Tour at 20 minutes to the hour, and run most of the day, all year round, only closing temporarily when high winds and heavy ice occur. [11] M-134 is one of two highways in Michigan to use a ferry connection; the other is US 10 between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
In 1918, the U.S. Railroad Administration formed the Lake Michigan Car Ferry Association to enhance efficiency by managing 11 vessels from the Ann Arbor, Grand Trunk and Pere Marquette railroads ...
What to know about the car ferry's first sail and 2024 sailing season on Lake Michigan. The S.S. Badger is expected to run its entire season this year. The Badger is expected to run its entire season.
A University of Michigan study studied the risks of a leak, leading to experts and local governments calling for the shutdown of the pipeline. [9] [10] In late June 2019, the state of Michigan filed a lawsuit asking the Ingham County Court to compel the decommissioning of the segment of Line 5 that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. [11]