Download or read book Michigan State Ferries written by Les Bagley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For half a century, the Mackinac Bridge has connected Michigan's peninsulas. Before that, only ferryboats crossed the historic Straits of Mackinac. Huge, ice-crushing railroad ferries first appeared in the 1880s. But by the 1920s, growing automobile ownership, improved roads, and creative tourism promotion brought demands for better, cheaper, and more frequent service. Politicians listened, and in 1923, Michigan became the first state to operate a ferry as part of its highway department. The "Great White Fleet" began with just a tiny used boat and ended with a flotilla including the largest, most powerful ice-breaking ferry in the world. The operation became the biggest employer in the region while battling severe winter weather, partisan politics, and ever-growing lines of summer motorists. Over 34 years, Michigan State ferries united communities, built businesses, and transported millions of eager tourists and travelers across the Great Lakes' "Water Wonderland."
Download or read book History of the Michigan State Ferries written by Michigan. Department of State Highways and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan written by Grant Brown and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated book about the visionary, risky, and influential business of transporting loaded railroad cars across Lake Michigan
Download or read book The Michigan State Highway Ferry Vacationland written by H. M. Varian and published by . This book was released on 1953* with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Report on Lake Michigan Car Ferries written by Wisconsin-Michigan Bi-state Car Ferry Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Undefeated written by Jean R. Beach and Dr. Don Steele and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undefeated provides an engaging and thorough picture of how a family owned business developed, overcame challenges, and interacted with the rich context of the northern Michigan tourism industry. It is a very rare story of a three-generation family-owned and family-operated business that has had to fight for survival for nearly seventy years. Fierce competition from other ferry lines, treacherous weather conditions, costly maintenance on passenger and freight vessels, changing governmental regulations, and depressed economic conditions in the State of Michigan are but a few of the challenges the Sheplers have faced over the years. This book reveals how, operating in the historically rich Straits of Mackinac waters of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry exploits the beautiful scenery, military forts, lighthouses, and the world famous Mackinac Bridge by conducting tours accompanied by expert narration sharing both fact and fiction about the native American culture of the region, the missionaries, fur trading, and ships lost to the rough waters of the Great Lakes. In this book the reader will also get some interesting insights into Mackinac Island and St. Ignace, with their very divergent cultures and offerings that can inspire and entertain visitors.
Download or read book Lake Michigan Car Ferry Badger The written by Arthur Chavez and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic Lake Michigan car ferry Badger has been providing reliable service between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, since its maiden voyage on March 21, 1953. Originally built as an ice-breaking ferry hauling railroad freight cars, the Badger now transports passengers, automobiles, recreational vehicles, motor coaches, and commercial vehicles including standard-size tractor/trailers and specialized oversized load trailers. The Badger is the last surviving operational example of a large network of railroad ferries crossing Lake Michigan that had once provided a time-saving shortcut for freight shippers, bypassing the long, circuitous route around the bottom of the lake through Chicago's railyards. Today, the Badger performs a different role, saving time, fuel, and mileage for regional tourists and cross-country travelers, and has been designated the continuance route of US Highway 10. Currently under the ownership of Interlake Maritime Services, the historic 410-foot-long ferry begins its seventh decade of service, continuing to bring joy and adventure to new generations of riders as it contributes to the economic vitality of the cities of Ludington and Manitowoc and surrounding regions.
Download or read book Passenger Ferry Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lake Michigan and Mackinac Straits Car Ferry Services written by R.L. Banks & Associates and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ferry Service Schedule Between Mackinaw City and Sainte Ignace written by Michigan. State Highway Department and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Port and Terminal Facilities at the U S Ports on Lake Huron and Connecting Channels 1943 written by United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marine Review and Marine Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Book Reviews".
Download or read book Port and Terminal Facilities at the U S Ports on Lake Huron and Connecting Channels 1943 written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Light List written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book List of Lights and Other Marine Aids written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Inland Water Route written by Matthew J. Friday and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its humble beginnings as a trading route for Native Americans, Northern Michigan's Inland Route has become one of the most scenic and memorable voyages anywhere in America. As a series of interconnected lakes and rivers from Cheboygan to Conway, the Inland Route touches several Northern Michigan communities and links them through her winding rivers and vast lakes. After improvements to the waterway in the 1870s, bigger boats and log booms started drifting down the route; but what once was a necessity for fur traders and lumbermen, the meandering waterway soon blossomed with dozens of tourist boats, hotels, resorts, and cottages. The result was a memorable voyage filled with natural beauty, recreation, and socialization.
Download or read book Toll Facilities in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
