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.
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 ...