There are also displays of memorabilia from both the Juniata and the Clipper. As the Clipper she sailed from Muskegon, MI to Milwaukee, WI untill 1970. It was rebuilt in 1940 with new passenger decks in Streamline Art Moderne style, its cargo area was reconfigured to handle automobiles, and the ship was renamed the Milwaukee Clipper.

Box 1370 Muskegon, MI 49443-1370 (231) 755-0990 Fax: (231) 722-3533 Email: [email protected] SS Milwaukee Clipper is a National Historic Landmark.

Class: Coastal Passenger Steamer Launched: 1905 At: American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio Length: 361 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 16 feet Displacement: 4,272 tons Address: SS Milwaukee Clipper Preservation, Inc. P.O. Restoration work will continue for the foreseeable future. S.S. Milwaukee Clipper: SS Milwaukee Clipper - See 18 traveler reviews, 7 candid photos, and great deals for Muskegon, MI, at Tripadvisor. Welcome to the online home of the Steamship S. S. Milwaukee Clipper, former passenger steamer and Lake Michigan carferry. Milwaukee Clipper's Present Appearance Milwaukee Clipper is in excellent condition and has changed only slightly since she was modified in 1941. SS Milwaukee Clipper Preservation Inc We are a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the SS Milwaukee Clipper. SS Milwaukee Clipper, also known as SS Clipper , and formerly as SS Juniata, is a retired passenger ship and automobile ferry that sailed under two configurations and traveled on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario. The Clipper steamship is a National Historic Landmark. The SS Milwaukee Clipper began its life in 1904 as a the Juniata, a passenger and cargo-carrying ferry that ran between Buffalo and Duluth.

We are the proud caretakers of this great ship, which is listed as a Historical National Landmark. The City of Milwaukee is scheduled to be moved this fall to a new berth at the site of the current Moonlight Motel and Marina on U.S. 31 just north of downtown. This is a page dedicated to the further restoration of the ship which is now a museum ship. They include photographs, brochures, dishes and other items of interest. Shortly after World War II, a surface search radar was fitted but otherwise Milwaukee Clipper has changed only in the kitchen where a new mixer and oven were installed and where liquor bars of a comparable style were built in two existing lounges. Built in 1904 as SS Juniata, she was rebuilt in '41 and renamed Milwaukee Clipper. The vessel is now docked in Muskegon, Michigan. After a three-year layup during the Great Depression, it was rebuilt and modernized at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Yards and, in 1941, debuted as the Milwaukee Clipper luxury ferry, mostly running between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Michigan. The Milwaukee Clipper is currently being repainted, while the City of Milwaukee is scheduled for a paint job later this summer. Milwaukee Clipper is the only US passenger steamship left on the Great Lakes. The vessel is now docked in Muskegon, Michigan. Her story begins on December 22, 1904, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the shipyards of the American Shipbuilding Company. SS Milwaukee Clipper, also known as SS Clipper, and formerly as SS Juniata, is a retired passenger ship and automobile ferry that sailed under two configurations and traveled on … The SS Milwaukee Clipper, also known as SS Clipper, formerly as the SS Juniata, is a retired passenger ship and automobile ferry that sailed under two configurations and traveled on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario.

Other restoration work is ongoing aboard both vessels and volunteers are always welcome. She is closed for the winter months. SS Milwaukee Clipper, also known as SS Clipper, and formerly as SS Juniata, is a retired passenger ship and automobile ferry that sailed under two configurations and traveled on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario. Tour the Milwaukee Clipper, a retired Lake Michigan passenger liner in Muskegon, MI Built in 1904 as the Juniata, this 361-foot ship is several years older than the Titanic. SS MILWAUKEE CLIPPER.