America's first high speed auto and passenger ferry in action.
The
early parts of this video show a rare view of the Lake Michigan waters shot from a bow door perspective as the Lake Express travels at full speed - nearly
40 mph. On the day this was shot the waters were dead still and the
feeling was like standing on the wing of an airplane - you could see
down many feet below and the entire bottom edge of the Lake Express was
visible as it cut through the water.
The middle portion of this
video shows details of the unique water jet propulsion system of the
ship as it travels at full speed on Lake Michigan.
Finally,
shots taken on the sundeck show passengers enjoying Lake Michigan views
and the thrill of crossing the lake on Lake Michigan's high speed auto
and passenger ferry.
Lake Express began service in 2004 as the
first high speed auto and passenger ferry to operate between US ports.
It has completed more than 5,000 Lake Michigan crossings between
Milwaukee, WI and Muskegon, MI and has carried more than 600,000 since
its inaugural voyage June 1, 2004.
