A Voyage on the Lake Express car ferry 

Overall it’s a decent ride across.

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Is that still going? I did that in 1985 or so. Loved it.

@@torqued666 It is still going, in fact in the early 90s they rennovated it, still simple and old but has much more stuff on it

Sure if you have the time to drive to Ludington then twice the time to cross the lake, I took that trip over on the Badger when I was a kid , boy was it exciting. What I remember most was the color of the water in the early 70’s . Such a beautiful aqua looking color, is it still that way ?

Richard L. T. Ddddsd

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I rode it a few times . Once it clears the harbor you better be hanging onto something it sets you back pretty good lol

@@alphonsozorro7952 So you wear the Turbo 5000 Beaver Pelt?

@@alphonsozorro7952 Do you have a Turbo 3000?

Adarsh Gupta, it takes that amount of time because Lake Michigan is huge. The other car ferry, the Badger, takes 6 hours to cross. I don't think this boat rocks very much. And yes, passengers are allowed on the the top deck any time they want, but even in Summer it gets quite cold out on the lake at the high speed.

@@youtuuba Badger is a four hour crossing.

David Prins , every time I have taken the Badger, it has been over 5 hours, often almost 6 hours. Enough time for me to stroll the deck, get a meal, watch a movie in the theater, stroll again, get another snack, watch a whole other movie, then back on deck to watch the shore come into view and the ship dock. That can't all take place in only 4 hours.

how long does it take to get across?

Brian C, I thought I showed this in the video....didn't I show myself pulling my car out forwards at the end of the journey?.

Lake Express has hatches on both ends. Appears they use the stern in Milwaukee and the bow in Muskegon. The Badger requires vehicles to be turned around as it can only load/unload from the stern.

@@davidwayneprins The can make a u-turn within the boat from the upper ramp. Large vehicles are backed in.

No

Very bold of you to admit that you did not watch all of the video, and yet want others to write and tell you what the content was.

there wasn't sadly and I also wanted to know how long it took

Hence lol.

Since when do you get to decide where a ship gets built? And who made you the authority on what is inappropriate when it comes to a business deciding who they will hire to do work for them? Get real...that is not how the things work in the real world, and it is not a crime to do differently from what you personally wish.

What gives me a right is that I am a taxpayer and have the right to criticize the way taxpayer money is spent anytime I want. Apparently you under the impression we are a socialist country without a constitution which guarantees our right to criticize our government.

@@kevinduveneck1504 , you insult me. This ferry is a apparently a commercial operation, so whether you pay taxes or not has nothing to do with it. This is a free country, where a person or business can choose to buy whatever they want, wherever they want....any town, any state, any country. You citing your taxpayer status seems to in no way qualify you to dictate where a business chooses to do business. If you have facts about this business that would indicate that they need to be beholden to taxpayers, then please share that information instead of complaining. Without such information, you come across as no more than a sour crank.

youtuuba What part of bribing a senator don’t you get? The owners of this private company needed to get the approval of a senator from Alabama in order to receive federal funds, and you don’t think that had anything to do with it being built in Alabama? Once a private company starts asking for government funding it becomes the taxpayers business!

@@boataxe4605 , you have an incredibly naive outlook. There is hardly any aspect of business that does not have such considerations. And did they actually bribe the senator (illegal) or perhaps make a campaign contribution or something like that? I tried to Google what you are saying and did not see what you are referring to.

About 45mph (40 or so knots)

Alexa Croft The SS United States could still go faster!! 😂

@@flowerlullaby It takes 2& 1/2 hours to cover 80 miles.

RL T, indeed the Lake Express is not comfortable on the open deck during cruise, even on a balmy day. And unlike the SS Badger, which hardly seems to be moving when on the open lake, the Lake Express had a fairly noticeable roll and heave motion on the very calm day I sailed on her. I tried to do a video of this, but it did not come out well. I sat indoors and observed other passengers having trouble walking due to the motion. I wonder what it would be like when the like is rough.....

@J Because we don't like being bald :)

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@@alphonsozorro7952 Do you have one of the pink and green models?

For 80 miles in 2 & 1/2 hours

@@alphonsozorro7952 bro that is at least a 3.5 hour drive

@@alphonsozorro7952 and how much gas n tolls?

@@caitlincarpenter5849 over 300 bucks

Stefano Trando, sometimes people have to make long phone calls. But I doubt there is cellular reception in the middle of the lake, so maybe she was listening to a bunch of voice messages she needed to catch up on. Maybe she was listening to an audio book. None of us know the situation, and thus should not judge. It is unfortunate that you were quick to do so.

@@youtuuba she was texting and scrolling not calling.

@@steftrando , how do you know she was texting? Maybe she was composing a long email that she needed to send as soon as the ship got in range of a cellular antenna.

no, you probably don’t live their.