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Lake Express is a high-speed auto and passenger ferry that is in service on a route across Lake Michigan. Lake Express links the cities of Milwaukee, Wisconsin , and Muskegon, Michigan , from late spring to the fall of each year.
Lake Express commenced operations on June 1, 2004. The service was the first regular ferry operation to connect Milwaukee and Muskegon since Milwaukee Clipper service had been discontinued in 1970. [2] In 2020, the Milwaukee ferry terminal was designated the eastern end of the Wisconsin portion of U.S. Bicycle Route 30. [3] [4]
Regular ferry service operated over Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Muskegon, Milwaukee, and Chicago, including the railcar ferry originally built by the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway in the 1870s. Streetcars were discontinued in 1928, although buses had replaced the rail service by 1927, and the interurban right-of-way was ...
From 1933 to 1978 the route was Muskegon to Milwaukee. SS Milwaukee (built 1902) formerly Manistique, Marquette & Northern 1, sank near Milwaukee in 1929, with 52 dead; SS Grand Haven (built 1903) SS Grand Rapids (1926) SS Madison (1927) SS City of Milwaukee, (built 1930), sailed for Grand Trunk until 1978. SS City of Midland 41 in 1976
The port is a key ferry and cruise ship destination on Lake Michigan. It is home to the Lake Express ferry, which offers service from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Michigan. [6] In addition, the port received 33 cruise ship vessel calls and over 13,000 passengers in 2022. The Sector Lake Michigan of the United States Coast Guard is based at the port. [6]
The new battery powered CONNECT 1 electric bus heads east down East Wisconsin Avenue on the second day of the start of the $55 million nine-mile CONNECT 1 East-West Bus Rapid Transit line in ...
The Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Muskegon County, Michigan. Service is provided from Monday through Friday along seven routes. The agency also provides a Complementary ADA Paratransit Service that operates within 3/4 mile of the fixed routes.
While the current PurpleLine is already a pseudo-express route, it does not offer authentic express service for the majority of the route, as on average, stops are 0.2 miles (1,100 ft; 0.32 km; 320 m) apart. This is one of the aspects of transit in this corridor that this project will address. [50]