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The ferry, owned and operated by Lake Michigan Carferry, makes four-hour runs from Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc and back through Oct. 6. Here are a few highlights and things to know about the ...
The S.S. Badger's daily crossings between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, were suspended indefinitely by operator Lake Michigan Carferry after the ramp system failed July 21.
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 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.
The car ferry’s 70th season was cut short in mid-July after a mechanical failure of its ramping system in Ludington, Michigan. The Badger carries thousands of vehicles and passengers from ...
M-134 is also one of only two highways to utilize a ferry in Michigan; the other is US Highway 10 (US 10) which crosses Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Ludington. Most of the mainland portion of M-134 is also part of the Lake Huron Circle Tour, and since 2015, it has been a Pure Michigan Byway under the name M-134 North Huron Byway.
At Ludington, the Lake Michigan Circle Tour meets a '"connecting route" over the S.S. Badger carferry. [5] The tour continues to follow US 31 to Manistee where it joins M-22 up and around the Leelanau Peninsula , with a special spur loop following M-109 .
My family took a ferry across Lake Michigan to avoid driving through Chicago. We brought our car with us, but next time, we'll rent a car at the port.