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Passing Ships

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For decades it was a common site to see multiple cross-lake car ferries coming and going from Ludington, Michigan’s port. In this photograph, taken in the 1980s, passengers on the bow of the SS Badger watch the SS City of Midland 41 pass by.

The City of Midland continues to serve the Great Lakes as the barge Pere Marquette 41 with its tug The Undaunted, operating as Interlake Logistics Solutions and based in Ludington. Both the Badger and the Pere Marquette 41 are owned and operated by Interlake Maritime Services.

The 2025 sailing season begins Friday, May 16. To reserve tickets visit ssbadger.com or call 800-841-4243 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ET).

Photo from the Mason County Historical Society  Rose Hawley Archives and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum .

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