🛳️ New Boblo Boat documentary out next month

Flashback: Tons of locals still have memories of the park. It was open for more than 85 years until it shut down in 1993.

• The ferry ride there and back on the Columbia or Ste. Claire was a highlight: "After coming aboard, visitors could look down from the main deck into the engine room, where powerful shafts and cams slowly warmed up. With a blast of the big steam whistle, lines were cast off, and the 20-mile voyage began …" the Detroit Historical Society's account reads.