SS Milwaukee Clipper 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. Along with the SS Keewatin, "Milwaukee Clipper" is one of only two passenger steamships left on the Great Lakes. The vessel is now docked in Muskegon, Michigan. Her story begins on 22 December 1904, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the shipyards of the American Shipbuilding Company. Christened "Juniata" when launched, she was built for the Anchor Line, the Great Lakes
Great Lakes during the 1970s and 1980s, combined with successful salmonid stocking programs, have enabled the growth of a large recreational fishery. The last commercial fisherman left Milwaukee in 2011 because of overfishing and anthropogenic changes to the biosphere. Since the 19th century an estimated 160 new species have found their way into the Great Lakes ecosystem; many have become invasive; the overseas ship ballast and ship hull parasitism are causing severe economic and ecological impacts. According to the Inland Seas Education Association, on average a new species enters the Great Lakes every eight months. Introductions into the Great Lakes include the