Gerry and the Pacemakers used to "Ferry Cross the Mersey," well you can ferry across the lake (as in Michigan) on the ferry. As in the SS Badger.
Also, there is a song about it. Go to You Tube and check out the Happy Schnapps Combo's "On Da Badger."
From Wikipedia.
SS BADGER is a pasenger/car ferry that has been in service on Lake Michigan since 1953. Currently the ship shuttles between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowac, Wisconsin, a distance of 62 miles and connects US Highway 10 between those two cities.
It is the last coal-fired passenger vessel operating on the Great Lakes and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
The ship is named for the University of Wisconsin's athletic teams, the Badgers.
It runs on a seasonal basis between May and October.
It was constructed as a rail car ferry in 1952 by the Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and she had a sister ship, the SS Spartan. (The Spartan was named after the athletic teams of Michigan State.)
--RoadBadger
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