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The Badger began its 71st season May 17, right on schedule. The boat arrived in Manitowoc for its first sail at around noon that day, and the public was invited to a celebration at the ferry dock ...
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.
SS Badger: 1952: The last, and largest, coal-fired, steam engine car-ferry built in the United States [11] MV Kaye E. Barker: 1952: Built as SS Edward B. Greene, later renamed SS Benson Ford (III) SS Spartan: 1952: 1979: Currently on long-term lay-up in Ludington, Michigan [11] Dorothy Ann-Pathfinder Tug-Barge: 1953
The 71st season sets sail May 17 and runs through Oct. 6 with daily trips between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc. SS Badger is ‘back, better and stronger.’
The S.S. Badger made its return debut in Ludington in May 1992, marking the revival of a long-standing tradition of car ferry service on Lake Michigan. The S.S. Badger is more than just a mode of ...
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).
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.