Generations of metro Detroiters caught a ride on the Boblo Boat, aka the SS Columbia, to the Boblo Island amusement park on Bois Blanc Island. Launched in 1902, the Columbia, along with SS Ste.

Claire and SS Columbia sounded their whistles ... This award-winning, nostalgic film is narrated by Martha Reeves. Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

The Detroit Fire Department puts out flames on the historic Boblo Island boat, the SS Ste. Claire, that caught fire Friday, July 6, 2018 at Detroit's Riverside Marina. The column you came here to ...

Nature itself can be poison, but new life doesn’t stop because of it. Camille L. Sylvain The column you came here to read: It’s time to let go of the past, Detroit. Let the Boblo Boat sink.