A few of us early GCA and old Bravenet posters, met in Michigan about 2000 to play AB, CD, test run a few holes of Kingsley and a few tried others in the area as well.
I took the ferry from Manitowoc to Luddington. It was a very rough day out there. I was walking around trying to stave off sea sickness, bouncing off the side walls of the corridors, and at one point, walking near the stern when I slipped on the wet deck, and took a nasty ding on my shin on some guide wire. It was NOT the 'love boat'.
My wife and I came back to WI from a Canada trip many years ago when the ferry went to Kewaunee. That ferry was filthy (now retired to mothballs) and the crew was drunk on their asses. There was a crew member incident I couldn't possibly describe without making a very ugly scene here on the Internet.
Jason, are YOU the ex-hockey player with his wife in the article? I guess that sounds about right from your report of EH...