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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 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.
Work to repair SS Badger ramp in Ludington could begin this week as Lake Michigan car ferry aims for 2024 return ... Lake Michigan Carferry ended the boat’s 2023 season after learning repairs to ...
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 S.S. Badger made its return debut in Ludington in May ...
The ships were christened on 6 September 1952 after the Badger was successfully launched. The Spartan completed her sea trials on 27 September 1952 and was delivered to C&O on 23 October. She was the first carferry to enter Ludington's harbor since a strike idled C&O boats on 4 July. The strike ended at noon on 25 October.
Current boats. Beaver Islander, (built 1962), ... SS Spartan (1952), in use until 1979, laid up in Ludington, used for parts for Badger; Passenger and auto ferries
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.’
By the mid-1970s, the C&O was seeking to abandon its car ferry routes. Many of the older ferries, including the Pere Marquette 21 and 22, were retired and sold for scrap, leaving only the Spartan, Badger, and City of Midland 41 as the last three ferries operating. In 1979 the Spartan was laid up in Ludington, leaving only two ferries still in ...