Carferry Improvement Project Ribbon Cutting

A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the SS Badger dock on June 28, 12 pm, will mark the completion of the SS Badger Carferry Improvement Project. A federal FASTLANE grant made the project possible. It updated the 70-year-old docking and birthing facilities in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Ludington, Michigan, which enabled the ferry line to continue its passenger and cargo service across Lake Michigan. The Badger was built in Sturgeon Bay in 1952.Hosted by the Foth Companies, the Lake Michigan Carferry Service and City of Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels, the ceremony is expected to include several speakers: Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson, Lake Michigan Carferry President Bob Manglitz and Foth Senior Vice President Jim Miles-Polka.