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July 8, 2024 at 1:52 PM. MANITOWOC – The S.S. Badger was docked for the day July 8 in Ludington, Michigan, while the ship’s engineers and electricians made repairs caused by an electrical ...
MANITOWOC — The S.S. Badger is one step closer to hitting the waves now that work on its broken ramping system could begin as early as this week.. Lake Michigan Carferry, Inc., which owns the ...
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.
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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] ATB Pathfinder: 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's daily crossings between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, were suspended indefinitely by operator Lake Michigan Carferry after the ramp system failed July 21.
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.