Product Description
1992 4-panel 2-sided "Welcome Aboard!' brochure for the Great Lakes Carferry Service ship ss Badger. The Badger is the last remaining Lake Michigan car ferry in operation and provides service from Ludington Michigan to Manitowoc Wisconsin.
The brochure includes a photo of the Badger, basic deck plans of the Lower Deck and Upper Deck showing the location of public rooms and staterooms, descriptions of the amenities and public rooms available. It also includes the breakfast/lunch/dinner buffet menus for the Upper Deck Cafe, a history of the Badger and the C&O ferry service, technical facts about the ship, and safety and health info for the passengers.
The brochure is in very good condition with some minor yellowing due to age.
The ss Badger is still in operation as of 2024 and is the last remaining Lake Michigan classic railroad car ferry. Its sister ship the ss Spartan has been laid up in Ludington since 1979. The 410 foot 4,244 ton ships were built in 1952.
Trivia: the Badger was named after the University of Wisconsin Badger mascot, and the Spartan was named after the Michigan State University Spartan mascot.
The Badger was operated by the C&O Chessie railroad until 1983 when it was sold. In 2016 the U.S. Interior Department designated the ship as a National Historic Landmark.
Product Description
1992 4-panel 2-sided "Welcome Aboard!' brochure for the Great Lakes Carferry Service ship ss Badger. The Badger is the last remaining Lake Michigan car ferry in operation and provides service from Ludington Michigan to Manitowoc Wisconsin.
The brochure includes a photo of the Badger, basic deck plans of the Lower Deck and Upper Deck showing the location of public rooms and staterooms, descriptions of the amenities and public rooms available. It also includes the breakfast/lunch/dinner buffet menus for the Upper Deck Cafe, a history of the Badger and the C&O ferry service, technical facts about the ship, and safety and health info for the passengers.
The brochure is in very good condition with some minor yellowing due to age.
The ss Badger is still in operation as of 2024 and is the last remaining Lake Michigan classic railroad car ferry. Its sister ship the ss Spartan has been laid up in Ludington since 1979. The 410 foot 4,244 ton ships were built in 1952.
Trivia: the Badger was named after the University of Wisconsin Badger mascot, and the Spartan was named after the Michigan State University Spartan mascot.
The Badger was operated by the C&O Chessie railroad until 1983 when it was sold. In 2016 the U.S. Interior Department designated the ship as a National Historic Landmark.