SS Badger receives national historic landmark plaque

LUDINGTON, Michigan — A Ludington-based car ferry has received a national historic landmark plaque.


The Ludington Daily News reports that Lake Michigan Carferry was awarded plaques for the SS Badger at a Thursday morning ceremony.

The 410-foot-long Badger once hauled rail cars across Lake Michigan. It was later converted to a car and passenger ferry and now makes daily trips between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, from mid-May through mid-October.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the historic designation earlier this year.