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

The historic Lake Michigan auto and passenger ferry S.S. Badger, the last steamship operating on the Great Lakes, is set to end its season on Oct. 12, but there is still time to make a crossing this ...

Lake Michigan Carferry is offering a discount on S.S. Badger passenger fares through the end of its season. The "Great Lake Getaway Special" reduces round-trip adult fares from $150 to $108. The S.S.

Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau takes us on the Mishe-Mokwa ferry across Lake Michigan to discover the allure of South Manitou Island. Sugar-sand beaches, group and individual campsites, plenty of ...

The S.S. Badger carferry sustained damage to a stern sea gate after the ship struck its out-of-service sister ship the S.S. Spartan in Ludington Harbor on Wednesday Sept. 17. The incident occurred ...

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 ...

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 ...