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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.
The SS Badger made its first voyage on March 21, 1953. Its last operational voyage was Nov. 16, 1990, but it was revived in May 1992.
The Badger leaves Manitowoc at 1:30 a.m. Central time and arrives at Ludington at 6:30 a.m. Eastern time Friday-Monday. Overnight sails run each Thursday-Sunday from June 6 through Labor Day weekend.
The S.S. Badger, which can accommodate 600 passengers and 180 vehicles, including RVs, motorcycles, motor coaches and commercial trucks, began its sailing season on May 18 and was scheduled to run ...
The first ferry was the SS Grand Haven built in 1903 by the Craig Shipbuilding Company of Toledo, Ohio. The Grand Trunk Car Ferry Line dissolved in 1905 when it defaulted on bonds. Grand Trunk would form its new subsidiary company, the Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company, to take over its Lake Michigan car ferry operations.
SS Badger State may refer to: . SS Badger State (1919), a possible name assigned to the transport SS American Legion (1919) before she was launched; SS Badger State (1943), a cargo ship launched in 1943 and sunk in 1970, and that served in the United States Navy as the transport USS Starlight (AP-175) from 1944 to 1945
Badger's early end to season has impact: Manitowoc businesses seeing fewer footprints after SS Badger's early end to season The full-scale project is expected to take several months to complete.
It continues across Lake Michigan into Wisconsin via the SS Badger, providing carferry service to Manitowoc. [12] [13] US 31 / LMCT is a freeway to the south of a junction with US 10 east of Ludington. US 31 and US 10 run concurrently for about five miles (8 km) east of Ludington before US 31 turns northerly again at Scottville. [14] Bus.