We
will gladly give you the round trip discount on your passenger fare anytime during the 2020 season. Children under the age of 16 sailing aboard the S.S.
2020 fares - Early Season Savings available for a limited time!
| One Way | Round Trip |
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| Adults | $64 | $120 |
| Seniors | $64 | $120 |
| Child (5-15) | $27 | $44 |
| Children under 5 | FREE | FREE |
SS Badger
| History |
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| United States |
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| Speed: | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) max 16 kn (29 km/h; 18 mph) cruise |
| Capacity: | 620 passengers, 180 automobiles, also tour buses, RVs, motorcycles, and commercial trucks |
| Crew: | 50–60 |
The Lake Express ferry docks at terminals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. Both terminals provide fast and easy connections to area attractions and major interstates. Avoid Chicago traffic congestion with the Milwaukee-Muskegon fast ferry. Save hours of driving with the 2-1/2 hour Lake Michigan shortcut.
How long is the Badger ferry ride?
Background. The ship travels at a top speed of 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) 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.
The Lake Express ferry docks at terminals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. Both terminals provide fast and easy connections to area attractions and major interstates. Avoid Chicago traffic congestion with the Milwaukee-Muskegon fast ferry. Save hours of driving with the 2-1/2 hour Lake Michigan shortcut.
The Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin and Menominee, Michigan carries U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) over the Menominee River. The current bridge was completed in November 2005 and replaced the previous span built in 1929.
There are ferries between Lake Erie ports such as Sandusky and Port Clinton and the Lake Erie islands. There is no ferry service from Cleveland to Canada, but you can catch a ferry from Sandusky to Pelee Island, and from there to Canada.
The four-hour, 60-mile cruise between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin has all the comforts of home and more. The 410' S.S. Badger carries up to 620 passengers and 180 cars, tour buses, RVs, and semi-trucks.
Badger A National Historic Landmark. The S.S.Badger is the last coal-fired passenger steamship in operation in the United States. She has provided a fun, reliable and affordable shortcut across beautiful Lake Michigan for more than 60 years and has transported millions of passengers since her re-birth in 1992.
So far, 110 people have died in the Great Lakes, including 39 in Lake Michigan and 35 in Lake Erie. Though many of the Lake Michigan drowning deaths happen on the Illinois and Wisconsin side of the lake, eight people died on the Michigan lakeshore this year so far.
The Algiers ferry costs $2.00 each way for adults. It's $1.00 for seniors and small children.
Muskegon Ferry. It's called the Lake Express, cruises at 40mph and makes the trip from Muskegon to Milwaukee in just 2 1/2 hours! The Muskegon Ferry offers the ability to transport your vehicle, offers on-board dining and has fantastic views from the deck.
Jim Dreyer (born August 16, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), also known as 'The Shark', is an ultra marathon athlete, because his swimming accomplishments are often tied to extensive running and cycling feats. He has swum across various lakes, among others: Lake Michigan full length, est. 422 miles (679 km), in 2003.
Chicago Ferry, Michigan Ferry
The Passenger ferry and car ferry will take passengers from Muskegon to Milwaukee three times daily during peak months. T here are two ferry services left to provide cross-lake passage on Lake Michigan. One service, operated by Lake Michigan Car Ferry, runs the SS Badger.MUSKEGON — A man from Muskegon, Michigan has captured with his cellphone, a picture of Milwaukee's skyline from the shores of Muskegon, Michigan — roughly 85 miles away! It sounds impossible. It's not.
Lake Express, the first high speed auto/passenger ferry to operate on a route within the Continental United States crosses stunning Lake Michigan between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Avoid Chicago traffic and take the shortcut that you wish would never end aboard the Lake Express high speed ferry.
Short answer: no. Since Lake Michigan is perfectly flat, if you look east from Milwaukee, you will see the horizon as far away as about 2.9 miles. Here's the Wikipedia article supporting the math.
Offering the most daily crossings and record-setting speed, Lake Michigan's high speed auto ferry offers a convenient and easy to use modern shortcut across Lake Michigan. Leave the hassles of Chicago traffic congestion behind when you ride the Lake Express ferry.
Driving across a frozen lake is exceptionally dangerous and could lead to your death by drowning. So, don't try this at home - or anywhere else. At some undetermined date in the near future, Lake Michigan MAY freeze enough to bike or drive from Milwaukee to Muskegon, MI.
The Mackinac Bridge is the 10th largest suspension bridge (over water) in the world. It connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsula over the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. Mackinaw City is located at the southern point of the bridge, and St. Ignace at the northern point.
The Lake Michigan Car Ferry links Ludington, Michigan with Manitowoc, Wisconsin, turning a 450-mile drive into a four-hour cruise on the S.S. Badger across the open waters of Lake Michigan. From Manitowoc, there is an additional one hour and fifteen minute drive to get to Sturgeon Bay.
