2026 marks the 73rd anniversary of the S.S. Badger. It is the last operating coal-fired passenger steamer operating in the ...

MANITOWOC – If taking a trip on the S.S. Badger is on your bucket list, there’s still time to book one this season. Lake Michigan Carferry, operator of the car and passenger ferry, is offering up to ...

LUDINGTON, MI – You’re invited to take a rare behind-the-scenes look at this historic Lake Michigan car ferry. There will be three two-hour guided tours of the S.S. Badger, including the engine room ...

LUDINGTON, MI – Love the sounds of big boats coming into port? This is for you. The S.S. Badger’s horn sound (hear it in the video above) is now available for download. This unmistakable sound can be ...

The S.S. Badger will remain at port on Friday due to the marine weather forecast, according to Lake Michigan Carferry (LMC). LMC said they canceled the Sept. 5, 9 a.m. crossing from Ludington, MI to ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The S.S. Badger car ferry is resuming operations Thursday morning after being damaged. Officials say the Badger came in contact with its sister ship, the S.S. Spartan, which ...

The S.S. Badger announced on Saturday, Oct. 3, that it is canceling its Sunday trip across Lake Michigan because of predicted high waves and gale-force winds on the lake. The National Weather Service ...

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - On many a summer evening, Jim Fay joins dozens of onlookers on this tourist town's waterfront, exchanging friendly waves with passengers and crew members as the S.S. Badger ...