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S. S. Badger : The Lake Michigan Car Ferry by Art Chavez and Arthur Chavez (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-101531614515

ISBN-139781531614515

eBay Product ID (ePID)239961751

Product Key Features

Book TitleS. S. Badger : the Lake Michigan Car Ferry

Number of Pages130 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, General

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, History

AuthorArt Chavez, Arthur Chavez

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14.6 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisOne of the last operating coal-burning steamships in the world, the S.S. Badger provides travelers and their automobiles with what is now the only opportunity to ferry across Lake Michigan. Each summer, thousands of tourists enjoy sailing the 60-mile run between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In 1892, the Ann Arbor Railroad Company introduced a fleet of cross-lake ferries intended to transport railroad cars. By 1897, the Pere Marquette Railroad launched its own fleet out of Ludington, beginning with the S.S. Pere Marquette. For decades, these ships carried freight, and eventually automobiles and people, across Lake Michigan. Today, only the Badger remains. Through a unique collection of archival and contemporary images, this book documents the S.S. Badger's historic career as a provider of cross-lake transport. Vintage advertisements, memorable photographs, rare diagrams, and informative text reveal the fascinating details behind the Lake Michigan Car Ferry's now-rare steam propulsion system, her design and layout, and her development from an icebreaking railroad ferry to a seasonal passenger ferry.