to the Boblo Island amusement park on Bois Blanc Island. Launched in 1902, the Columbia, along with SS Ste. Claire (launched in 1910), traveled the waters of the Detroit River until 1991.

When Ste. Claire and SS Columbia sounded their whistles, every Detroit kid knew it heralded the coming of summer and the magic of ferrying over to nearby Boblo Island Amusement Park. After 85 ...

Souvenirs from Boblo Island Amusement Park on Bois Blancs Island south of Detroit 1764 Ratzer Map (U. of Michigan, Clements Library) Detail showing “Bufflo” Here in Western New York the ...

Ramona Park offered fun in the sun on Reeds Lake, and Boblo Island Amusement Park drew crowds to the Canadian border for nearly a century. But few defined a town quite like Silver Beach.

The Town of Amherstburg says it has put the developer of Bois Blanc Island, commonly known as Boblo Island ... was once the home of a popular amusement park and is now the site of luxury homes ...