Meetings and Events Information
ASQ Section 1206 program meetings are generally the 2nd Monday of each month. There are no program meetings in the summer. Board meetings are generally held the 4th Monday of each month from 5-7 PM at Sergios in Appleton. You are welcome to join us at our next meeting.
Meeting room temperatures may seem "cool" or inconsistent to some individuals. If you are more sensitive to cool temperatures, we recommend dressing in layers or bringing a sweater or jacket.
The next ASQ 1206 program meeting won't be until September when we start the 2010-11 program year, however we still plan to have board meetings throughout the summer. Watch the calendar and please let us know if you'd like to attend a board meeting! Have a great summer!
ASQ 1206 Program Meeting
SS Badger Tour - Lake Michigan Car Ferry, Manitowoc
September 13, 2010
Save the date! Tour this 410 ft car ferry. The SS Badger is the largest car ferry ever to sail Lake Michigan, and has provided a safe, fun, and reliable shortcut across the huge inland sea for more than fifty years. The S.S. Badger is a national treasure, offering a cruise experience that links us to an earlier time when a sea voyage was the ultimate travel and vacation adventure.
As the only coal-fired steamship in operation in North America, the S.S. Badger operates on domestic fuel, and the company has an extraordinary commitment to maintaining a unique propulsion system that has been designated as a national mechanical engineering landmark. The S.S. Badger offers an authentic steamship experience unmatched anywhere else.
The 410' S.S. Badger entered service in 1953, designed specifically to handle the rough conditions that it would likely encounter during year 'round sailing on Lake Michigan. Built primarily to transport railroad freight cars, but with superior passenger accommodations, the Badger reigned as Queen of the Lakes during the car ferries' Golden Era in the late Fifties, with Manitowoc, Milwaukee, and Kewaunee as her Wisconsin ports of call. By the Seventies, changing railroad economics were condemning other car ferries to mothballs or the scrap yard. With little railroad freight business left, and without ever tapping into the opportunity to serve the needs of the vacation traveler, the Badger sailed from Wisconsin to Ludington and tied up for the last time in November 1990 - signaling the end of the century-old tradition of car ferry service on Lake Michigan.
The demise of the car ferries was devastating to the communities they had served and the thousands of passengers who loved them. It seemed that the magic of these wonderful ships would only live in memory, never to be experienced by future generations. However, in 1991, an entrepreneur named Charles Conrad committed his own financial resources to reinvent the S.S. Badger to carry leisure passengers and their vehicles.
Since then, this legend of the Great Lakes has delighted a whole new generation of people, allowing them to experience a bit of history that almost slipped away while cruising to fun destinations on both sides of Lake Michigan. The S.S. Badger now sails daily between Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan from mid-May through mid-October.
Blending tradition with innovation, the Badger affords a rare opportunity to take a step back into the past and take a journey that's as important as the destination.
As the only coal-fired steamship in operation in North America, the S.S. Badger operates on domestic fuel, and the company has an extraordinary commitment to maintaining a unique propulsion system that has been designated as a national mechanical engineering landmark. The S.S. Badger offers an authentic steamship experience unmatched anywhere else.
The 410' S.S. Badger entered service in 1953, designed specifically to handle the rough conditions that it would likely encounter during year 'round sailing on Lake Michigan. Built primarily to transport railroad freight cars, but with superior passenger accommodations, the Badger reigned as Queen of the Lakes during the car ferries' Golden Era in the late Fifties, with Manitowoc, Milwaukee, and Kewaunee as her Wisconsin ports of call. By the Seventies, changing railroad economics were condemning other car ferries to mothballs or the scrap yard. With little railroad freight business left, and without ever tapping into the opportunity to serve the needs of the vacation traveler, the Badger sailed from Wisconsin to Ludington and tied up for the last time in November 1990 - signaling the end of the century-old tradition of car ferry service on Lake Michigan.
The demise of the car ferries was devastating to the communities they had served and the thousands of passengers who loved them. It seemed that the magic of these wonderful ships would only live in memory, never to be experienced by future generations. However, in 1991, an entrepreneur named Charles Conrad committed his own financial resources to reinvent the S.S. Badger to carry leisure passengers and their vehicles.
Since then, this legend of the Great Lakes has delighted a whole new generation of people, allowing them to experience a bit of history that almost slipped away while cruising to fun destinations on both sides of Lake Michigan. The S.S. Badger now sails daily between Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan from mid-May through mid-October.
Blending tradition with innovation, the Badger affords a rare opportunity to take a step back into the past and take a journey that's as important as the destination.
Directions to the SS Badger
From the Fox Valley Area:
Take US-41 and merge onto WI-441.
Take the US-10 E/Oneida St exit
Turn east onto US-10 S/S Oneida St
Go 1.4 mi and turn left at US-10 S/WI-114 Trunk E
Continue to follow US-10 S 33.6 mi
Slight right toward Cty Rd P/Homestead Rd 0.1 mi
Go straight onto Cty Rd P/Homestead Rd 2.7 mi
Turn right at US-10 S/County Rd R/N Rapids Rd 1.7 mi
Turn left at County Rd Jj/Waldo Blvd 1.9 mi
Turn right at N 11th St 0.7 mi
Continue onto N 10th St 1.1 mi
Turn left at Madison St 0.2 mi
Continue onto S Lakeview Dr
Destination will be on the left
Take US-41 and merge onto WI-441.
Take the US-10 E/Oneida St exit
Turn east onto US-10 S/S Oneida St
Go 1.4 mi and turn left at US-10 S/WI-114 Trunk E
Continue to follow US-10 S 33.6 mi
Slight right toward Cty Rd P/Homestead Rd 0.1 mi
Go straight onto Cty Rd P/Homestead Rd 2.7 mi
Turn right at US-10 S/County Rd R/N Rapids Rd 1.7 mi
Turn left at County Rd Jj/Waldo Blvd 1.9 mi
Turn right at N 11th St 0.7 mi
Continue onto N 10th St 1.1 mi
Turn left at Madison St 0.2 mi
Continue onto S Lakeview Dr
Destination will be on the left
Register and Pay Now for the Sept 13, 2010 Program Meeting
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