- Date
- 2005
- Kind
- Construction
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationshippingtechnologyweathertourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
For its second season in 2005, the Muskegon–Milwaukee Lake Express planned a $450,000 upgrade with two T-foil ride stabilizers, interior improvements, and a longer turnaround. The report said the changes were intended to reduce motion sickness in wind and waves.
Evidence limits
The article concerns another Great Lakes ferry system and does not establish a direct operational connection to Beaver Island’s ferry service.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Muskegon ferry upgrade."Reports the Lake Express''s second-season installation of T-foil stabilizers, interior improvements, longer turnaround, and planned 100,000 passengers between Muskegon and Milwaukee. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ferry report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lake Express prepares a $450,000 ride-stabilizer upgrade, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-muskegon-milwaukee-lake-express-upgrade-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Muskegon ferry upgrade." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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