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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.
Chicago to Harbor Springs, Michigan, was a popular trip for many passengers. Manitou would make the trip in 24 hours. In 1898, the fare was $5.00, with meals and berth extra. Two other popular ships were Petoskey and Charlevoix; their time to Harbor Springs was 40 hours. The cost to take these boats in 1898 was $7.00, with meals and berth included.
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 is the last coal-fired passenger vessel ...
This is a list of bridges, ferries, and other crossings of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, and Great Lakes, by order of south shore terminal running from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence upstream to Lake Superior . Key: Communities linked by individual crossings. (N) or (E): North- or East-shore terminal (mainland)
Ironton Ferry is a four-car cable ferry that crosses a narrow point on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix in the U.S. state of Michigan in the unincorporated community of Ironton. The ferry connects Ironton, located about five miles (8.0 km) from Charlevoix, to Boyne City. The ferry runs between April and November.
SS Chief Wawatam. SS. Chief Wawatam. three triple-expansion steam engines, total 4,500 hp (3.36 MW). Three propellors: one forward, two aft. Chief Wawatam (nicknamed the Chief) was a coal-fired steel ship that was based, for most of its working life, in St. Ignace, Michigan. The vessel was named after a distinguished Ojibwa chief of the 1760s.
Black bears eat berries and fruit from trees, and grasses, bulbs, and roots from the ground. They occasionally eat small rodents and insects, and fish from rivers when they can find them. In short ...
Beaver Island (Lake Michigan) / 45.667°N 85.533°W / 45.667; -85.533. Beaver Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. At 55.8 sq mi (145 km 2 ), it is the largest island in Lake Michigan and the third largest island in Michigan after Isle Royale and Drummond Island. The island is located approximately 32 ...