Good idea, Michael, to take the fight to Lake Express via Facebook. But as I am one of the 43 people in the US who still refuses to do Facebook, I will have to...
Hello All, Wondering who is going to the get together at the City of Milwaukee in Manistee Aug 10th & 11th????? Also wondering who is taking the Badger over...
March 4, 1904 - William H. Le Fleur of the Pere Marquette car ferries was promoted to captain at the age of 34. He was the youngest carferry captain on the...
Hi Bob, I saw your pic and that's what it looks like but I still think that's old because a picture of her cut down to the cardeck was posted on boatnerd in...
in a joking mood here!! who do you think you guys are talking to, I know the Atkinson is a barge now, not sure if she is completely gone yet or not. LOL, LOL,...
Hey guys. Last month Wisconsin Scale Boating Association member Terry Bruce passed away. Terry had built models of the Midland 41(residing at Wisconsin...
Hello Bill, I have photos & plans for the City of Saginaw. Plans include starbord side & aerial interior-main deck- car deck- & engine room. Tell Chuck to...
Hi Bob, Chuck doesn't own a computer (the barbarian) so him e-mailing you is problematic. If you want to give him a call at your convenience he is home...
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/70284-lmc-agrees-to-consent-decree-to-store-ss-badger-ash [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Lake Michigan Carferry Service – (LMC) Questions & Answers: EPA Agreement – March 2013 Q. What additional steps are there in the Consent Decree process...
So now we have a likely resolution to the coal ash issue, and all the players have their cards on the table - at least as much as we'll ever see. That leads me...
While you can never be 100% sure what is on either companies books as far as profitability, Lake Express has in the past dropped several hints on their...
You would think that the lower crew costs (I believe the LE has 12-15 crew on board, LMC employs some 50-60, that's ship crew only, neither numbers include...
Lake Express has a much smaller work force than LMC. I have seen in various places that Lake Express has an employee count is anywhere from 65 to 85 employees....
Don, I don't think much of anything burns coal anymore. The leading navies of the world quit burning coal around 1920 because it hampered battle operations - a...
TDunville: I agree... my point was (and has been) to allow the Badger to continue sailing until the fuel changeover takes place. That program is 'in the...
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Apr 5, 2013 11:49 am
I seem to recall reading in several sources that the Badger burns about 35 tons of coal per crossing. Usually I've seen the coal truck dump a couple of loads...
Great blog post! The only quibble I have is that there is another coal-fired vessel sailing in the Western Hemisphere. The RMS Segwun, which this year...
As far as coal burners in North America, the former SS Energy Independence (now Energy Enterprise), built at the General Dynamics shipyard in Mass. in the...
SS City of Milwaukee/USCGC Acacia Special Events for 2013: Aug 9-11: Annual Reunion Weekend. Silent Auction to be held Saturday Aug. 10. Nautical collectables...
The City of Milwaukee also has a Facebook page. It is a place to post photos, ask questions specific to the CoM, and also is an outlet the SPCM is using to...
The SS City of Milwaukee will embark on its 2013 season this weekend (April 20-21). The ship will be open from 11AM-4PM this weekend and the following weekend,...
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May 1, 2013 2:14 pm
Some interesting reading about the Badger's new cylinder liners and other improvements. ...
