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Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Hundreds of people, including students from Ludington Elementary School, lined the pier to see the SS Badger depart on its first cross-lake sailing of 2024. The 71-year-old ship’s season ended short in 2023 due to a counterweight failure at the Ludington dock. The Badger is expected to return tonight from Manitowoc, Wis. about…