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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
A fast ferry might make sense between Navy Pier and St. Joseph Michigan. Looks to be about a 60 mile distance, which could be done by a fast ferry in an hour or so (probably a bit longer on the approaches).
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Bay Area ferries average about half that speed--12 miles and half an hour from SF Ferry Building to Larkspur Landing; 25 miles and one hour from SF Ferry Building to Vallejo.
Washington State Ferries are very close to Bay Area boat speeds, with the Seattle-Bremerton run at 16 miles in 40 minutes, and Seattle-Bainbridge at about 9 miles in 40 minutes. The ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria, BC is about 22 miles in an hour.
One mile each minute is far too optimistic a timetable for a 60-mile ferry trip across Lake Michigan. If it were to ply the water at the same speeds as existing ferry routes, it would take closer to two hours.