Bois Blanc Island (Ontario)
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Bois Blanc Island, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, is an island in the Detroit River on the Canadian side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario. The island is about 4.0 kilometres lo
Aerial view of Boblo Island (1941)
The abandoned Boblo Island Detroit Dock building in Detroit in 2010
A parking stub from Boblo Island, 1988
SS Ste. Claire
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SS Ste. Claire is a steamer located in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1910, she was one of the last propeller-driven excursion steamers to be operated on the Great Lakes. She was declared a US National H
Bois Blanc Island (Ontario)
…in 1993. The Nightmare, Falling Star, Wild Mouse, Sky Streak and Screamer were the signature rides. For more than 85 years, the park was serviced by SS Ste. Clair and SS Columbia. A 1910 advertisement in the Detroit Free Press offered a trip to Boblo Island. The Boblo Island Amusement Park was famous for those…
Steamer Ste Claire c 1915
The Ste. Claire in a 1912 advertisement for the Toledo Shipbuilding Company