If you're driving west from Michigan or east from Wisconsin, there's a more direct way to get around Lake Michigan — and that's going straight through it. The SS Badger ferry, the last coal-fired ...

Summer ends on Labor Day. You can be annoying and say, no, it ends with the calendar, the rotation of the Earth, the coming of autumn on Sept. 23, but please, Labor Day, it’s always Labor Day. Which ...

MASON COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The S.S. Badger officially began its 2026 sailing season Friday with its first trip across Lake Michigan departing from Ludington. The historic car ferry left port ...

The S.S. Badger's 2026 sailing season continues daily between Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Ludington, Michigan, until Oct. 11. Overnight crossings are available on the ferry through Sept. 7. The ...