From today's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=519327 One operator is planning a passenger-only service across Green Bay...
Group, An article I thought might be of interest concerning the Elberta carferry yards: http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/oct/12elberta.htm Personally I won't...
lstman -- Unfortunately, the counterweights and apron, which were intact and seemingly still serviceable, were removed during the summer of 2005. I have...
Interesting, although I'm not sure Frankfort would welcome a ferry back... ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
... Actually, at least according to the article, both cities (Algoma and Frankfort) would like a ferry service, though they are both doubtful this deal will go...
Personally, I think it would be cool. BUT I would vote for a conventional ferry. Erik ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
I saw the article too. I like the idea of a Sturgeon Bay to Menomonee Ferry. My wife and I travel to both areas and I think going down the Sturgeon Bay Canal...
I think the ferry across Green Bay would be cool. I could see him succeeding if he could make it a tourist destination. Unfourtunatly, you have to walk a long...
I agree with you on all accounts. I know the Annie's passenger business was a sideline and they were in it for the freight. I only rode the AA boats in the ...
... Unfortunately if the boat is travelling across Green Bay to Menomonee, it will not use the canal which is to the east of the City of Sturgeon Bay and leads...
... The Spirit was foreign-built, so it couldn't run this route due to the Jones Act. Moreover, 2 separate entities tried to run it on Lake Ontario and both...
Hi, gang -- A recent (10-17) post talked about a startup ferry service possibly having the "... government put them in service -- Lake Express style." A...
The "old Ann Arbor slip" is on the Elberta shore of Betsie Bay, not Frankfort's. Elberta is developing their side wit a lot of condos. Bill Pearson ... From:...
... I don't think so. Development is going on in the area of the the old Ann Arbor and a ferry terminal would recquire a lot of acreage, which is no longer...
I don't think the beef from most people here concerning the Lake Express comes from the loan guarantees, but from the way that LMC was pretty much shut-out...
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/NEWS01/610190377 Evidently, the eBay seller doesn't have the authority to sell the...
http://www.mccaughrinmaritime.com/ Here's a link to McCaughrin's website. States he would plan on a year-round operation. It would appear he hasn't done his...
Hi Paul, That is a very well written post with many good points. I would like to point out one detail relating to the financing though. As you mentioned, the...
_http://www.marinestar.org/project.html_ (http://www.marinestar.org/project.html) Hi everyone, FYI. Interesting project. George [Non-text portions of this...
Dan, Very well put in my opinion! The fact is that the former (maybe even current) port directors of The Port of Milwaukee are as crooked as crooked can be....
Federal Loan garauntees were used because financial institutions were unwilling to lend money to Lake Express because the business plan is considered too...
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In a message dated 10/19/2006 9:53:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ss43bob@... writes: http://www.mccaughrinmaritime.com/ Here's a link to McCaughrin's...
Hi, Laurie -- I think you're absolutely right, in the sense that Lake Express (as a brand-spanking-new start-up business which existed only on the drawing ...
Sorry for the confusion, to the group, but my name is Allan. Laurie is my wife. The email address is in my wifes name. Once again I appologize. I agree with...
