It was an early morning for us as we had to get to the Ferry by 8:00 am The Ferry was the SS Badger which took us across Lake Michigan from Ludington to Manitowoc Wisconsin. The SS Badger is of some size as we saw motorcycles, cars, RV's and even a semi or two disappear into the bowels of the boat. It was built in 1952 with the original mission of hauling freight cars across Lake Michigan. As other transportation developed, the high cost of running the Badger resulted in it being mothballed. A business man from Ludington who was a long supporter of the operation bought the Badger and two sister ships. The Badger was converted to a passenger friendly vessel while the other two were rather ignominiously used to supply spare parts. Service was started up again in 1992. The Ferry operation brings $35 million a year to the Ludington economy. Being coal fired probably puts it on the target list of the environmental nut cases but for now it very successfully provides jobs and tax revenue for Mr Obama.
After a really pleasant voyage we headed for Peninsular State Park, another gem with camp sites buried in the forest. This park is very popular and we were unable to get any service hookups for the RV. So now we are in conservation mode, saving water and battery power. No 20 minute showers unless you want to use the park facility's. "Faye, turn off those lights"!
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