Voices of the Vessel

Episode 1 - Audrey Robertson Boals

March 21, 2023 Lake Michigan Carferry, Director of Marketing - Shelby Season 1 Episode 1
Voices of the Vessel
Episode 1 - Audrey Robertson Boals
Show Notes

Audrey Robertson Boals is a women who lives in Ludington and sailing is in her blood. Her father, Bernard Robertson also known as "Bunny", was the original Captain of the BADGER. He took her out on her Maiden Voyage on March 21st, 1953 from Manitowoc to Ludington, carrying paper. Audrey was on that first sail in 1953 when she was only 7 years old. Listen more about her 5 Generations of Sailors in her family, what it was like growing up in a Maritime Family and some of her memories from the BADGER's 70 years of service.