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Videos created from personal archival footage and images, plus possibly media from friends used with permission and credited as such. Subjects primarily Great Lakes and regionally related, in particular the Lake Michigan's railroad carferries.
Badger Still sailing at 70
My first ever effort to create an iMovie...........
Completed in 1953, the Badger was built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway for their railroad carferry fleet on Lake Michigan sailing from the port of Ludington, Michigan to the Wisconsin ports of Milwaukee, Manitowoc, and Kewaunee. Operating then year-round to transport rail cars, the Badger's construction like all the railroad carferries, is of the highest standards for strength and built for heavy ice breaking capability. As transportation trends by rail changed, the need for cross-lake rail transport was reduced then eventually eliminated. In 1990 the Badger, last ship of 3 railroad fleets of carferries on Lake Michigan, carried the fi...
Completed in 1953, the Badger was built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway for their railroad carferry fleet on Lake Michigan sailing from the port of Ludington, Michigan to the Wisconsin ports of Milwaukee, Manitowoc, and Kewaunee. Operating then year-round to transport rail cars, the Badger's construction like all the railroad carferries, is of the highest standards for strength and built for heavy ice breaking capability. As transportation trends by rail changed, the need for cross-lake rail transport was reduced then eventually eliminated. In 1990 the Badger, last ship of 3 railroad fleets of carferries on Lake Michigan, carried the fi...
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TRAILER Badger Still sailing at 70
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Trailer for short video about carferry Badger which is celebrating 70 years in 2023.
Cette vieille dame est vraiment superbe pour son grand âge ...alors on lui souhaite encore une longue vie ...from France
this aged well
You know a ship is old when it’s radio call letters has only two letters instead of three.
She’s a tough old girl that’s pretty obvious that’s awesome she’s still sailing
Absolutely beautiful tribute. Very sad on Wisconsin side, awaiting 2024 season….to see The Great Lady sail back into Manitowoc. ❤️
I Love this and have wanted to take the Badger. My brother came to visit us in Minnesota and was then onto his way to Michigan. I told him to take the Badger and found that he already was planning to. If you even dare to think that the Badger could be obsolete try driving the dam- Chicago loop. Without going mad that is.
I started to watch this but the video is all screwed up like it's 50 years old so I stopped. Not sure what went wrong it's only 2 months old must be the guy don't know how to record quality video. Oh well I'm sure there are other videos about this ship.
It’s old footage from the 70s or 80s that’s why
It would be cool to do another video focusing on the interior deck space, cabins, lounges and bingo!
out for the season, :(
And now she may be out of service for the remaining season due to needed repair.
That's why they call her Badger
Such a fantastic and artistic video Doug! Visually captivating and a wonderful way to honor those that shared a passion for the Badger that are no longer with us. Thank you for sharing this work.
The badger is truly an icon hopefully it'll be around forever
I spent most of my life near Chicago and never heard of the Badger until now. I wish I had had the opportunity to ride her. Well done on the video, an auspicious start!
It will be running again next spring (May 2024).
Really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing. I would love to ride on the Badger one day.
Good job Doug. I have a couple shipmates in WI and my last trip was in 2018 to visit the 115th Harley Anniversary. Can't make it for the 120th Ann as I'm working in Kuwait but I have to take a trip on the Badger. cheers and enjoy.
Great video. Hope she sails for another 70 years. (Jan Griffiths).
Thank you! Hope she keeps sailing too!
Do you by chance have any footage of the Spartan or the Midland? I love this old footage
Yes!
If you have time, I would love to see the other footage of the boats that you have.
This is an amazing video, there is not a whole lot of footage of the boat when it was a railroad ferry so it’s cool to see some and I’ve never seen footage of the launch, very cool! Love that sound of the horn, still the same after all these years. Great Video!
Thank you! Yes, her whistle just cannot be beat!
we had the great fortune to board the Badger in Ludington bound for Manitowoc in the early 90s... when we arrived to board i couldnt find the ship...just a huge building....THAT was the BADGER! we had a pickup truck with 2 motorcycles in the back of it to cut cost ...4 passengers ... the lake was like glass....enjoyed our trip ! glad to see she is still ferrying people !
The Badger really is quite impressive as is her twin the Spartan.
Can't wait to watch the whole shebang.