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S.s. Badger

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The S.S. Badger is the largest car ferry to ever sail Lake Michigan and has provided a safe, fun, and reliable shortcut across the inland sea for more than fifty years. The ferry takes passengers, autos, RVs, tour buses, motorcycles, bicycles, and commercial trucks across Lake Michigan between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin from mid-May through mid-October. 

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701 Maritime Dr, Ludington, MI, 49431, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SatClosed
SunClosed
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Colleen Kyser 
recommend  Recommended
6 years ago

❤️ Great staff...warm breezes...and an awesome bingo win! 

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Lisa Stramandinoli Hart 
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6 years ago

Wonderful sail! Everyone was helpful and pleasant 

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Patricia Wedzel 
recommend  Recommended
6 years ago

Great staff. Beautiful trip across the lake. 

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Andrea Johnston 
6 years ago

Four Hour Delay = Unacceptable Arrived in Manitowoc and boarded just after midnight for a 1:30am departure but didn’t actually depart until 5:30am due to a semi hauling a wind turbine attempting to load onto the ship. Finally docked in Ludington at 10am when it was scheduled to arrive around 6:30am. Not a great start to a vacation. I appreciate the irony of renewable energy attempting to travel via a coal-burning vessel, but there should be limitations placed on how long passengers should be forced to wait for anyone or anyt... read more

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Dinorah Liddiard 
recommend  Recommended
6 years ago

I recommend everyone to take this ferry ⛴ at once, nobody can really explain exactly what this experience has to offer, unless you experience it yourself. The boat is fantastic, it’s huge, and has tons of memorabilia. I work as a caregiver, and my patient here in Ludington is son of aman who once was a captain 👨‍✈️ his last name was “Masse”, so my this patient kept telling me for months, stories about when he was a kid and would travel with his dad, on this S.S.Badger, he would describe it as a fenomenal experience, and jus... read more

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Steve Radius 
recommend  Recommended
6 years ago

We had a fantastic time on the 4th of July Shoreline Cruise! 

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Rebecca Clemens 
recommend  Recommended
6 years ago

friendly staff awesome firework display 

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Chuck Krogstad 
recommend  Recommended
6 years ago

Wonderful experience, excellent crew, great history, and fond memories all wrapped into on adventurous package. 

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Brian Berg Jr. 
recommend  Recommended
6 years ago

was exactly what I thought it would be. A big step back in time to days gone by. 

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S.s. Badger has a 4.7 star rating with 3,637 reviews. 

When is S.s. Badger open?

S.s. Badger is closed now. It will open at 9:00 a.m. 

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