Another Ferry

 Living on Ocracoke, we are totally accustomed to living by the ferry.  As we are making our way west in Michigan toward South Dakota, we needed to get past Lake Michigan!  The driving choices are: go around the south end with Chicago traffic, or go north by way of the Upper Peninsula.  Instead we decided to take the Lake Michigan Express ferry.

The Express Ferry runs from Muskegon, Michigan, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The crossing distance is eighty miles and the ferry makes this run in two-and-a-half hours.

The ferry has a bar and also food service.  You sit at your seats…no staying in cars…and a server waits on you.  This is a good idea since with 3-5 foot waves, the ride at full speed was very rough and walking almost impossible.

We were comfortably seated except for the rough ride.  This seems to go along with the high speed.

Oh yes, and while people on Ocracoke complain about potential increases in our ferry fares, this little trip across Lake Michigan cost us $405.00, yes, that’s four hundred and five dollars!