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

[Norman C. Witte]

I did notice that the other boat takes about half the time.  Anyway, just
thought I would toss the idea out there for people to chew on.  I get no
royalties or commissions.  ggggg

Norm

> -----Original Message-----
> From: J R Read_HML [mailto:hmlinc at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:47 PM
> To: Norman Witte; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Travel to Buffalo (or Detroit in '07)
>
>
> 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
> >
>
>