2026 marks the 73rd anniversary of the S.S. Badger. It is the last operating coal-fired passenger steamer in the United ...

The S.S. Badger has canceled a day of service amid high winds kicking up waves on Lake Michigan. The operator of the car ferry that runs between Manitowoc, Wis., and Ludington, Mich., says it won’t ...

LUDINGTON, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — The SS Badger, a Lake Michigan car ferry, sustained damage after colliding with another ship in Ludington Harbor. Officials from the Lake Michigan Car Ferry reported ...

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - On many a summer evening, Jim Fay joins dozens of onlookers on this tourist town's waterfront, exchanging friendly waves with passengers and crew members as the S.S. Badger ...