Today I drove 98 miles traveling from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Ludington, Michigan.
The weather was much improved today.
I left my Courtyard hotel near the airport at 7:00AM.
I had planned to leave town first thing but due to yesterday's showers I still need to see Milwaukee.
I spent a very enjoyable 3+ hours exploring Milwaukee this morning and left town around 10:30.
All of this morning's adventures are captured in the video below.
After leaving Milwaukee I drove 32 miles north to the city of Port Washington, Wisconsin.
I was expecting to snap a couple of quick photos and then move on down the road.
But that's not what happened. I fell inlove with this beautiful little town.
I spent a couple of hours along the harbor in Coal Dock Park and Rotary Park.
I was supposed to visit Sheboygan next but I had to skip it in order to get to my boat on time.
Watch the video below to see if you like this town as much as I did.
Next it was a 53 mile drive to Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
I had time for a brief exploration of the city before getting in line to board my ferry.
At 2:00PM (local time) we set sail on the historic S.S. Badger bound for Ludington, Michigan.
It was a four hour journey across the center of Lake Michigan.
A little after 7:00PM (eastern time) we arrived in Ludington, Michigan.
Watch the video below for all the details of this legendary journey.
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Hello, I had much better weather today. It was nice and sunny all day. I hate it when there aren't blue skies for my pictures, so today was a very good day. I left my hotel at the Milwaukee airport a little after 7:00 eastern time. Milwaukee is actually in the central time zone. I drove to Lake Park which is along Lake Michigan a couple miles north of the city center. It was a very pretty drive there past some very stately homes.  Below is the North Point Lighthouse from inside Lake Park. The lighthouse was built in 1888 to mark the entrance to the Milwaukee River.  Next it was on to downtown Milwaukee. This is what I was trying to do yesterday when I got rained out. Below is a statue of The Fonz along the Riverwalk in Milwaukee.  I'll tell you who that is at the end of the email. Gertie the Duck is an icon of Milwaukee history and the subject of a 4-foot tall bronze sculpture by American artist Gwendolyn Gillen. It was installed on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in September 1997.  Below is Milwaukee City Hall.  I made my way through town back over to the lake front and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Its collection contains nearly 25,000 works of art, making it one of the largest museums in the world. Very impressive building right on Lake Michigan.  I crossed the Reiman footbridge to get to the museum entrance. But that was as far as I got. I did not go in. I'll say it was because it was still early and not open yet. While that is true, it is not the real reason. The picture below is looking across the footbridge with the city skyline as a backdrop.  Below is my scooter on the footbridge with part of the skyline behind it.  After I finished my tour of the Milwaukee city center I drove about thirty miles to Port Washington, Wisconsin. Boy is this a pretty little town. I spent a couple of hours circling the pretty harbor there. The building in the center of the picture below is the Ozaukee County Court House.  The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan and has a population around 12,000 people. The building to the left of center in the picture below is St. Mary's Catholic Church which was built in 1882.  Below I am heading north on Franklin Street as I leave the picturesque little town of Port Washington.  Next I was going to visit a lighthouse in Sheboygan. But I spent so much time in Port Washington I had to drive straight to Manitowoc to catch my boat. Below I'm driving down 8th Street in downtown Manitowoc.  I'm arriving at the S.S. Badger in the picture below. The boat is 70 years old and an historical landmark, literally.  At 3:00 eastern time we sailed away on time for our four hour voyage across Lake Michigan. In the picture below we just left the dock in Manitowoc.  Below we're playing trivia on board the ship.  It was a pleasant trip. We arrived in Ludington, Michigan just past 7:00. In the picture below we are passing the Ludington Breakwater Lighthouse.  It was a very scenic sail in to Ludington with the sun at our backs.  Ludington isn't a very big town, only about 8000 people. But lots of tourist traffic in the summer.  Below the S.S. Badger docking here in Ludington. That ship you see there is the Badger's twin sister. It no longer sails and is about to be destroyed.  Below they are driving my car off the boat in Ludington. I am waiting in the crowd on the left.  My Best Western Hotel was only a two mile drive from the ferry.  I have a very nice room. It has a balcony overlooking the indoor pool. The room smells like chlorine.  After getting settled I got me some dinner at the Culver's next door.  I was listening to the Reds game on XM while preparing this email until they had a rain stoppage. It is very late. That's it for today, I'll write more tomorrow. Tim |
135 minute unedited dash cam video including all the day's activities in Port Washington, Manitowoc and on the Badger Ferry. |
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