I had to rush to make it in time, but I was able to catch this shot of the Lake Express Ferry as it docked at its home on Milwaukee's South Shore last night. I had no idea that the ferry would come as close to shore as it did, or that I'd be able to get a shot like this. The ferry travels between Milwaukee and Muskeon, Michigan, and makes three round-trips daily in the summer, and two round-trips in the spring and fall. It will save you some time on your trip to the other side of Lake Michigan, but it is rather expensive.
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Wow! It's so close. How deep is the water there by the shore? And, not knowing the distances between the places you mention, how long a ferry ride does that end up being? The ferries here on Puget Sound are way expensive compared to when I was in college here. Back then it was pretty common to get on a ferry to read and study. It's too dear for that now.
-Kim
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Kim,
I believe it's a two-and-a-half hour ride. Given that Wisconsin is in the Central Time Zone, and Michigan is in the east, it makes reading the timetable a bit of a challenge. :)
I read the specs on the boat from the website, and the ferry only has about 8 feet below the water.
Karl
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