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
Steamer Ste Claire c 1915
The Ste. Claire in a 1912 advertisement for the Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Belle Isle Park
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Belle Isle Park, known simply as Belle Isle, is a 982-acre island park in Detroit, Michigan, developed in the late 19th century. It consists of Belle Isle, an island in the Detroit River, as well as s
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…The Detroit, Belle Isle, & Windsor Ferry Company was incorporated in 1881 to provide ferry service between Detroit, Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit's Belle Isle Park. In 1898, the company began leasing Bois Blanc Island (later known as "Bob-Lo") and began offering ferry service to the island. Bois Blanc became a…
Aerial view of Belle Isle Park
Interior waterways in the park shown in a c. 1880 image, soon after the park's creation
The old Belle Isle Casino, designed by Mason & Rice and built in 1884. It was demolished and replaced in 1908.
Many fallow deer including the "white" variety were formerly widespread on the island.