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LUDINGTON, MI – This historic railcar ferry will soon motor to Wisconsin dry dock repairs that are expected to “reduce interruptions” to the Lake Michigan sailing season. The S.S. Badger will begin ...

The SS Badger will be placed into dry dock this spring for repairs in preparation of the upcoming sailing season. The Badger's official 2025 sailing season will begin on Friday, May 16, when it ...

Because the car and passenger ferry is being repaired so close to the season start, it will head to Door County on its own ...

The 410-foot ship will head to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, where it will undergo a propeller shaft bearing repair. The Badger is tentatively scheduled to leave Ludington on April ...