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This is the S.S. Badger's 71st season on Lake Michigan. 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, ...
May headlines included news of Ollie's Bargain Outlet opening, the SS Badger returning and a hot dog place reopening after a ...
The S.S. Badger is about to enter its final month of the 2024 sailing season. Here's what's left between now and Oct. 6.
The Badger serves as a short cut between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wis. A one-of-a-kind experience for travelers, the ship makes the 60-mile journey across Lake Michigan in four hours. There is a 20% ...
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 historic S.S. Badger, the last coal-fired steamship on the Great Lakes, is set to begin its 2025 season on May 16. The four-hour trip costs $86 one way per person or $172 round-trip for adults ...
The SS Badger, which traverses Lake Michigan between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, heads to Sturgeon Bay under its own power for a propeller shaft bearing repair in dry dock at Fincantieri ...
SS Badger will travel to Sturgeon Bay shipyard for repairs in late April Repairs to the propeller shaft bearing requires taking the boat out of the water and removing its 13-foot, 10-inch ...
LUDINGTON, Mich. (WOOD) — The SS Badger out of Ludington canceled trips across Lake Michigan again Monday as it continued to deal with mechanical problems.. A post on the ferry’s Facebook page ...
The SS Badger car ferry will undergo propeller shaft bearing repairs in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Repairs are scheduled for completion by May 11, before the ferry's May 16 season start.
The S.S. Badger is about to enter its final month of the 2024 sailing season. Here's what's left between now and Oct. 6. SS Badger Lake Michigan Carferry is in the home stretch of its 2024 season.