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  2. Ferries in Michigan - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. SS Badger - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Lake Express - Wikipedia

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    Lake Express High-Speed Ferry is an American company that operates a seasonal ferry service across Lake Michigan between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. The Lake Express Milwaukee terminal and the company headquarters are located near the Port of Milwaukee. Their ferry travels a distance of about 80 miles (70 nmi; 130 km), in two ...

  5. SS Badger, the last operating coal-fired passenger steamship ...

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    However, by 1975, economic pressures led the C&O Railroad, which had acquired the Pere Marquette Railway, to abandon the car ferry business. The last operational voyage of the S.S. Badger occurred ...

  6. This is the S.S. Badger's 71st season on Lake Michigan. - AOL

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    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.

  7. HSC Lake Express - Wikipedia

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    It was also the first high-speed auto ferry to see service on the Great Lakes, beating out the Spirit of Ontario I, which was beset by a series of last-minute delays, by one month. On August 21, 2005, the ferry rescued a man whose boat had capsized in the middle of Lake Michigan.

  8. SS City of Midland 41 - Wikipedia

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    One of the last coal-burning car ferries on Lake Michigan, she entered service for the Pere Marquette Railway company in March 1941 as the largest Great Lakes ferry. Powered by two Skinner Unaflow steam engines , the City of Midland 41 was capable of speeds up to 20 miles per hour (17.4 kn) with a cruising speed of 17.6 miles per hour (15.3 kn).

  9. SS Badger, ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan ...

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    A historic ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin is out of service for the rest of the season after its ramp system was damaged in July, the vessel's ...