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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.
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.
South Manitou Island Ferry (E) Leland, Michigan: Connection to: M-22 (I) South Manitou Island, Michigan: 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 ...
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]
M-134 is also one of only two highways to utilize a ferry in Michigan; the other is US Highway 10 (US 10) which crosses Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Ludington. Most of the mainland portion of M-134 is also part of the Lake Huron Circle Tour , and since 2015, it has been a Pure Michigan Byway under the name M-134 North Huron Byway .