Article: Enjoying Lake Michigan on shore and from the deck.(Going Places)

Byline: Mike Michaelson

It starts as a smudge on the horizon, gradually getting larger until the SS Badger, with its distinctive single red stack and white superstructure, becomes clearly defined.

Watching the car ferry cruise into port and maneuver into its berth at the dock has become a popular local pastime in Manitowoc, Wis.

This colorful port city, the self-styled "Maritime Capital" of Wisconsin, is full of diversions for rewarding weekend getaways, including new attractions. These include the user-friendly City Hall Riverfront Park, with "people pockets," picnic tables and viewing benches and, dedicated this month, Mariners Trail, a ...

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