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Originally Posted by Kngkyle
Yea, I've seen these as well. I don't think cars need to be accommodated on any ferry from Navy Pier though, and that would presumably make the fares a lot cheaper (cars tend to weigh a lot and take up space).
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even without a car, a roundtrip ticket on Lake Express from milwaukee to muskegon for a family of four is still
$390!!! that's a lot of dough for a day trip. but that's an 82 mile trip, so a shorter crossing to michigan city might be able to be half that, but even at that price a lot of people will still balk and just drive.
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Originally Posted by Kngkyle
Michigan City is ~38 miles from Chicago by water. That is a brisk 1-2 hour trip. Benton Harbor is ~60 miles, so probably 2-3 hours. Muskegon is ~115 miles which might be a bit of a stretch for quick daytrips.
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those times seem a bit high. Lake express, a modern high-speed catamaran style ferry, takes 2.5 hours to traverse the 82 miles from milwaukee to muskegon (32.8 mph average), so a michigan city trip would only be just over an hour, and benton harbor just shy of 2 hours. michigan city would be a very doable day trip. benton harbor starts pushing it (4 hours is about as long as i'd be willing to sit on a ferry for a day trip), and muskegon would be out of the question.
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Originally Posted by Kngkyle
Sure, you could drive there or take Amtrak and get there in similar times, but boats are cooler.
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agreed, boats are way cooler. and if michigan city and blue chip casino teamed up to subsidize a ferry to/from navy pier, i could see it potentially working.