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This was my first trip on the Badger. It was the first time
I've gone across Lake Michigan going west to east. I took
way more photographs than I needed to but it's the lure of being on a ship.
Manitwoc to Ludington, May 27, 2025.

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The Badger arriving off Manitowoc.
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The Badger inside breakwall at Manitowoc with seagulls.
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The Badger is a popular tourist attraction in Manitowoc.
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Drug and bomb sniffing dog checks every vehicle entering the dock area.
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The Badger backs into the docks at Manitowoc and Ludington.
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Built as a rail car ferry, the Badger of today only hauls cars, trucks, RVs, motorcycles and no railcars.
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All vehicles are loaded by the crew. King expects a driver wherever he goes.
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1:58 p.m., casting off forward lines.
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A smokey departure from the coal-fired steamer.
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Leaving the Manitowoc lighthouse behind.
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Walking forward along the port side boat deck..
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Inside the hallway on the ship.
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Stairway down between port and starboard sides.
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Old school wooden bench.
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View looking forward from the smoking lounge.
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View of port side of pilothouse. Access is forbidden.
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Lifeboat, port side.
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Starboard corner of pilothouse.
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The outisde lawn deck on the Badger.
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Anchor on the Badger.
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Arriving at Ludington, Michigan.
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Inside the Ludington harbor.
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Backing to the dock at Ludington.
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Some day the Badger will be like the Spartan.
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