Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: ludington

Ludington, Michigan. Photo taken 7/15/2013.

Ludington's waterfront.

Big Sable Point lighthouse, Ludington.

On the beach in Ludington State Park.

More colorful in this photo than it was in person....

Better light this morning. The breakers were perhaps a little stonger.

Big Sable Point, Ludington State Park, Michigan. Big Sable Point Lighthouse is at land's end, but you can't see it well in this picture. Even in the larger size. Shot from SS Badger, shortly before we docked at Ludington.

From SS Badger, backing into her home port.... This marvelously busy structure is Lake Michigan Carferry's docking facility at Ludington.

From our night in Ludington a couple months ago.

Joan in the foreground, taking a similar photograph.

Shot from SS Badger. Decent picture, but I like SpringChick's photo better....

The Coast Guard sent this cute little boat to join us outside Ludington and follow us into the harbor. Doubtless on a Homeland Security mission. Looked like a fun mission. From the deck of SS Badger

And clouds. But you probably noticed those.

On the beach at Ludington State Park. That's Lake Michigan on the edge....

From our little (one night) Ludington vacation, last July. Explored! #415 [10/21/13] Thanks, everyone!

Entering Ludington's harbor.

SS Badger's sister ship, photographed from inside Badger as we disembarked at Ludington. Both ships were originally built to carry trains across Lake Michigan for the Pere Marquette Railway. Changing railroad practice made them obsolete; Badger's current daily trips carrying autos and tourists were originally a secondary function for PM's fleet. Actually, Spartan is less a sister at this point than a spare parts store, I gather. While Lake Michigan Carferries talks about putting her back into service, it's difficult to imagine when or how that will happen.