 "Badger" fall season was extended two weeks into early November to carry additional wind turbine loads.In 2015, the ferry was officially designated as part of US 10, thus linking together the two disconnected segments of the highway.SS "Badger" came under fire from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and environmental groups in late 2008 because of its daily practice of dumping untreated coal ash from its boilers directly into the waters of Lake Michigan.