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...
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pepsi24tony5
Mar 4, 2013 11:24 pm
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...
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pepsi24tony5
Mar 5, 2013 9:21 pm
Google Earth updated the SOO area. Atkinson is there now still in 1 piece. Bob Kalal...
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pepsi24tony5
Mar 5, 2013 9:40 pm
I posted a photo under Atkinson at MCM Marine in PHOTOS...
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Randy Yeo
deckstirparnell
Mar 6, 2013 1:36 am
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...
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Ron
ronvond...
Mar 6, 2013 1:02 pm
Definately an old picture. The Google Earth view is showing vessel traffic in the river and no ice....
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pepsi24tony5
Mar 6, 2013 2:30 pm
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,...
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wpelky
Mar 15, 2013 2:57 am
Hey guys. Last month Wisconsin Scale Boating Association member Terry Bruce passed away. Terry had built models of the Midland 41(residing at Wisconsin...
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pepsi24tony5
Mar 15, 2013 2:16 pm
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...
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Bill Pelky
wpelky
Mar 18, 2013 12:10 am
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]...
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vanousterhout
Mar 25, 2013 9:50 pm
Lake Michigan Carferry Service – (LMC) Questions & Answers: EPA Agreement – March 2013 Q. What additional steps are there in the Consent Decree process...
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tadman10
Apr 2, 2013 2:29 pm
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...
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Allan Bigelow
amb3573
Apr 2, 2013 5:24 pm
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...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Apr 3, 2013 2:05 am
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...
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Allan Bigelow
amb3573
Apr 4, 2013 3:19 am
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....
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Don Leistikow
dleistikowwe...
Apr 4, 2013 5:00 am
Group: Actually, I don't see that the two surviving cross lake ventures are in competition with each other. Each vessel serves different origins,...
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tadman10
Apr 4, 2013 1:46 pm
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...
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Don Leistikow
dleistikowwe...
Apr 4, 2013 5:51 pm
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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Bill Christopher
bc-rail@...
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...
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n9mep
Apr 5, 2013 9:24 pm
Very good blog entry at..... http://www.ferrycabinnews.blogspot.com/ Gerry Swanson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert VandeVusse
rvvusse
Apr 7, 2013 12:19 am
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...
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vanousterhout
Apr 8, 2013 2:04 pm
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...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Apr 8, 2013 7:15 pm
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...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Apr 8, 2013 7:22 pm
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...
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bworden...
Apr 9, 2013 3:49 pm
There's also the little steamer Sabino at Mystic Seaport. She burns coal; I have no idea what they do with the ash. Bill Worden...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Apr 20, 2013 3:44 am
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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bc-rail@...
May 1, 2013 2:14 pm
Some interesting reading about the Badger's new cylinder liners and other improvements. ...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
May 25, 2013 2:59 am
The are 2 fundraisers currently ongoing to help raise funds for operations and painting the boat. The first fundraiser is a matching grant of up to $30,000...
