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The ship travels at a top speed of 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) [1] and makes the 68-nautical-mile (78 mi; 126 km) trip three times daily from each side of the lake during the peak of its operational schedule. Lake Express is able to cross the lake in two and a half hours.
SS Badger, cross-lake, Ludington, Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, connecting US Highway 10 (US 10) with its counterpart in Wisconsin, 4 hours; HSC Lake Express, cross-lake, Muskegon, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2.5 hours; Postcard illustration of sinking ferry 18, with ferry 17 coming to its aid.1910
Washington Island Ferry (I) Washington Island, Wisconsin: Connecting: County Road W WIS 42 (S) Northport, Door County, Wisconsin: SS Badger (E) Ludington, Michigan: US 10 "Bucky Badger", athletic mascot for the University of Wisconsin–Madison (W) Manitowoc, Wisconsin: Lake Express Ferry (E) Muskegon, Michigan: Connections with: Muskegon ...
My family took a ferry across Lake Michigan to avoid driving through Chicago. We brought our car with us, but next time, we'll rent a car at the port.
Lake Express High-Speed Ferry is an American company that operates a seasonal ferry service across Lake Michigan between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. The Lake Express Milwaukee terminal and the company headquarters are located near the Port of Milwaukee. Their ferry travels a distance of about 80 miles (70 nmi; 130 km), in two ...
In the early 2000s, when a new passenger ferry service was proposed from Muskegon, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lake Michigan Carferry (the owners of the Badger and Spartan since 1992) proposed a diesel-converted Spartan as the ship of choice for the run. [2] But that proposal was rejected in favor of the high-speed Lake Express. [citation ...
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.
She was sold on December 2, 1997 for use as a museum in Muskegon, Michigan, her old home port. [citation needed] Milwaukee Clipper is currently docked in Muskegon, Michigan at the old Grand Trunk Ferry dock, undergoing restoration by volunteers of the SS Milwaukee Clipper Preservation, Inc. organization. In the summer season, visitors tour the ...