<VV> Travel to Buffalo (or Detroit in '07)

[J R Read_HML]

I've made that ferry trip on the Badger line.  It's not cheap.  Leaves from 
Manitowoc WI and lands at Ludington MI.  They want to drive your car onto 
the boat.  After SOME conversation, we agreed that I could drive it on (the 
blue '65 vert) with their employee in the passenger seat.

It takes a while (like 4 or 5 hours) to get across and is a bit of a yawn 
after a while.  This was a trip we took up to - through the UP and wrapped 
back West and South into WI, then back to IL.  It was a cool, damp day and 
not a lot of fun to be out on the deck - but tolerable.  Visibility was 
obscured by the moisture in the air, but the sun came out a couple of times.

So, if you happen to be going near or through the Green Bay area on your way 
to Buffalo AND if you want a very leisurely 1/2 day of "travel", then you 
might want to look into this.  For me, I can say that I've done it but I'm 
not in any rush to do it twice.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 6:53 AM
Subject: <VV> Travel to Buffalo (or Detroit in '07)


> For those of you heading to the convention from points due west of Lake
> Michigan, consider a route using one of the Lake Michigan car ferries. 
> You can
> shorten your trip, avoid going through Chicago, and have a bit of an 
> adventure
> crossing the lake.  From there it's a straight shot across Michigan to 
> Port
> Huron, a quick dash through Canada (bring your passport or birth 
> certificate)
> and then on to Buffalo.
>
> Here are links to the car ferry companies:
>
> http://www.lake-express.com/
>
> http://www.ssbadger.com/
>
> Norm Witte
>