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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 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. ... SS Badger car ferry is the last coal ...
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.
The ferry, owned and operated by Lake Michigan Carferry, makes four-hour runs from Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc and back through Oct. 6. Here are a few highlights and things to know about the ...
By the mid-1950s, Ludington had become the largest car ferry port in the world. Unfortunately, due to disuse and declining industry, the fleet eventually dwindled. Currently only one carferry, the SS Badger, makes regular trips across the lake from Ludington, one of only two lake-crossing car ferries on Lake Michigan. [citation needed]
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 car ferry’s 70th season was cut short in mid-July after a mechanical failure of its ramping system in Ludington, Michigan. The Badger carries thousands of vehicles and passengers from ...
SS Badger connects the Wisconsin and Michigan segments of US 10. US 10 enters the state after it crosses Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Ludington.Traffic is carried across the lake during the summer months on SS Badger, a privately owned car ferry. [6]