The SS Badger Comes to Town

[@StacySchwass]

Really liked your video, was on the Badger on Sept 4 for a mini cruise, what a great day, anyone watching needs to experience this beautiful ship. Keep this National Treasure Alive. A part of history that can Never be replaced. Thank you crew of SS BADGER for a very nice cruise. Thank the bartender at THE WHARF in Manitowoc for being so friendly. Her name was Matty. Thank you ALL.👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗🤗❤❤❤

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Great video!

[@KODOPhoto]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chancevonfreund9145]

Another awesome video! 🎥

[@KODOPhoto]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marykallis3677]

Goosebumps! Yes….goosebumps…..this video, the perfectly chosen and timed music made me feel Patriotic! The history told about this ship the honors it has been given, oh the stories the wall could tell! Your narrative presentation made me want more!! Loved it and love you Kevin for sharing your passion with folks like me who relish in the historical and American tidbits coming from “behind the door”! 🥰🥰🥰👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@KODOPhoto]

Thank you so much, Mary!

[@Kevin_747]

Nicely done. My son and I sailed on the Badger in 2013. It was the first time I had been on a ship since 1974 when I was in the Navy. We loved it.

[@KODOPhoto]

Hi Kevin 747. I'll bet it hasn't changed much since '74 eh? Thanks for weighing in!

[@stevechaudoir9052]

Thank you for an excellent, well-produced video!

[@kats8839]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

[@wolf0350]

Great video 👍

[@KODOPhoto]

Thank you!

[@wahoo236]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I was born, raised, and still reside in Ludington. The Badger has always been important to me and my family. If they announce the Badger’s departure, I would love to see you make a video of it leaving Wisconsin. Well done, sir. Thank you.

[@bruce5648]

Great video

[@timmahaffey4895]

Fantastic!

[@KODOPhoto]

Thanks, Tim. Hope you are well.

[@cds957]

Hi Kevin, your 70-200 lens did a great job, that is my favorite for most of my landscape work, great job!😄

[@patrickwood5507]

Thank you for a great video, and your nice easy-going, informative narrative.

[@jaybrown3953]

Another quality product from you. Thanks and you took some wonderful pictures..

[@jlions72]

Are you going to do another Video of the badger on the way back you know a short one and point out the difference between the old paint job and the new one and any other improvements that was done over there .....thanks for your videos and story telling

[@KODOPhoto]

That’s the plan, jlions72!

[@alpeltier9367]

Thanks for the video and the history of the Badger

[@Fortytwowheelman]

Greetings Kevin, Nice story, Us old timers have a couple of issues with your presentation. Although minor. I have sailed on the Badger and several Interlake vessels. I was taught everything is called a BOAT on the great lakes. Exception being salties. Also everything in regards to speed is in MPH. Thought you may find this interesting. Again, Thanks for the nice work, looking forward to more. Regards

[@t.sewell1513]

Very nice!

[@fredasago4272]

Beautiful….do you need special clearance to fly a drone over the shipyards or vessels?

[@KODOPhoto]

Thank you. It is against FAA regulations to fly over motorways, over or under bridges, crowds, railways, rail yards and shipyards. Also private property (without permission). That said, I see drone pilots do it often. Big risk and such willful ignorance is a menace to us all. There is only one time I flew directly overhead of a vessel and I had the captains permission in advance and his knowledge at the time through direct communication. Editing software and use of a telephoto lens may give the appearance that objects are underneath the drone optically, but in my case they are not. I am very careful about this.

[@jlions72]

Thanks Kevin....Another Very well made Video story ...And very Interesting you do a superb Job always look forward to seeing whats next..! Have you thought About my Idea of video telling the story of the Canal how and when it became open and the construction behind it ....".what's the story "...?

[@KODOPhoto]

Thanks, jlions. I do like that idea. I'll try to work that idea into a future segment.

[@TheProfessor102]

How did you coordinate your drone shots with the other drone(s) in the air (especially downtown) and not crash into each other?

[@KODOPhoto]

There were other drones there? LOL! The drone app I use tracks and alerts me of other drones (and aircraft) in the area directly on my screen. Fortunately, the sky is big and considering my drone (and most others) is not much bigger than a cell phone, I am not too worried about colliding with another. If/when I see other drone pilots we chat before we launch to coordinate a basic flight plan. That said, there's still a possibility that we could accidentally meet. Perish the thought!

[@mikedooley8269]

Why did it get towed. Sky is pretty amazing!

[@KODOPhoto]

Boilers were shut down a couple of weeks ago. Too costly to fire them up for one short trip.

[@DBeast10]

Kevin what is your tripod that you were using?

[@DBeast10]

Do you like it? I would love a gear review video of what you like to use.

[@KODOPhoto]

My primary tripod (for photography, not vlogging) is a Really Right Stuff Versa Series, TVC-34L Carbon Fiber (Long). I love it but it's a beast. Also it comes with a 5-year warranty.

[@KODOPhoto]

I was thinking about doing a "what's in my bag" type video. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@mikedooley8269]

Oops I asked before u splaned it

[@mikedooley8269]

Will coal-fired boats get outlawed given global warming concerns?

[@KODOPhoto]

Good question. I was wondering the same thing.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

I’d say in the grand scheme of things a single, relatively small ship of historic value isn’t much of a threat… but then again some might view it as an easy target. Personally think even the environmentalists should want it around, even if only as a demonstration piece lol, lot more good here than bad.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

To clarify on the demonstration bit, if people are really that concerned about environmental impact of one ship that they’d want to shut it down, why not keep it as an education piece instead? Keeping it operational, showing both the good and the bad, including exactly what the environmental cost of keeping just a single ship going is, and how us “old fashioned people” lived during the times, pollutants included so people can experience it. Keeps the past alive in a way even an environmentalist can agree with

[@connorkilgour3374]

The ship has filters now that greatly reduce emissions. Also I believe the soot from the stack is collected and used in the creation of cement. They had to make these changes in 2015 in order for the ship to remain running

[@mattharper588]

With the ship burning coal they use to dump the ash into Lake Michigan while they were under way but when they installed the pollution control scrubber system they also retrofitted it with bunkers to store the ash until they get to port where it is then removed