Sounds like there is another ferry option beginning this spring, running from St Joseph MI to
Chicago. No clue whether they will offer bicycle service, as it is a high-speed passenger ferry.
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> Hi Ben,
>
> Back in 1968 I took a bicycle trip around Lakes Michigan and Superior. It was a solo bicycle trip
> and I was 16 years old at the time. Traffic around the part of Lake Michigan you are referring to
> was awesome then. I think it is much more intense now. So I avoided that part. At the time there
> was a ferry which crossed Lake Michigangoing from Milwaukee, WI to Ludington,
> Mi. I elected that option. It was an 8 hour ferry ride.
>
> I don't think that particular ferry route is available anymore. However I believe there is a ferry
> from Mantowoc, WI to Ludington, MI.
>
> I hope you enjoy your trip. It was sure enjoyable taking it during 1968.
>
> Jim Ek
>
> P.S. I don't know how much research you've done. Bicycles are not allowed on the Mackinac Bridge.
> Your options are contacting the Bridge authorities and having them take you across, or
> possibly you could take a Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island, and then another
> ferry from Mackinac Island to St. Ignace which is on the upper peninsula of Michigan. The
> ferries to the islands are a very short trip....maybe 1/2 hour.
>
>
> "Ben" <
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> > Fellow bent tourers,
> >
> > I'm going to be taking a road tour around Lake
> Michigan late in the
> > spring. But I worry a bit about navigating the
> industrial area of Gary
> > and Hammond, Indiana. I'll be on my way around
> the bottom of the lake
> > toward Chicago.
> >
> > Has anyone taken that route before? Is is
> advisable?
> >
> > Thanks for any assistance you might provide.
> >
> > Tailwinds, Ben
> >
> >
> >
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