The 1878 Mangels-Illions Carousels 44 horses, two goats, and two deer were sold for more than $1 million. 90-year old Captain Bob-Lo greets passengers - 1970s. Few physical reminders remain from the amusement park, which closed in 1993, but the island has had a surprising resurgence - as a quiet but thriving residential community. These homes are 1,250 square feet on the sides, 1,625 in the middle. The classic boats stopped running in 1991 and the amusement park was shuttered after the 1993 season. Neither will my grandchildren. British troops captured 60 people and built three log blockhouses to defend the island. It is now an expensive, gated housing community with a private clubhouse. The restaurants 2013 grand opening was May 24th. When Ste. (Check out more Boblo history at BobloSteamers.com), Alex Atwell put together an awesome tour of the Ste. Every home on the island is just steps away from the water. I had the pleasure of delivering a load of stuffed animals to the Park in the early 1990s, was a trip i will never forget, driving my Freightliner truck and a 48 foot trailer onto the wharf to make the trip across the river in the middle of the night over to the island then driving around the the park, having to stop and wait for the park benches to be moved for me to able to get truck and trailer around the turns stopping here and there to off load these stuffed toys into little electric carts for the arcade games before the park opened the next day, Friday of a May 24 weekend. Boblo Island was very special. How to get to Boblo Island: I found this very useful for Information! It was set on Ontario's picturesque Bois Blanc Island (frequently known as "Boblo Island") and featured everything you could want in a theme park. How to live on Boblo Island: [1], The park was located on Bois Blanc Island, Ontario, just above the mouth of the Detroit River. [1] Other smaller ferries served the park from Amherstburg and Gibraltar, Michigan, which were located closer to the park on the Detroit River. . More than a century later, in the 1920s, the amusement park opened on the sitethen closed in 1966 after the accidental deaths of two young patrons, including one on the spooky circular swing. The island has quite an interesting history. That is what the park was supposed to be about. It is boarded up but . Captain Bob's Ice Cream & Coffee Cabin is located on the western shore of Boblo Island, and is open for residents and visitors from Thursday through Sunday. The people of Detroit, Michigan, characterized it as the city's Coney Island. The ferry is run for the island residents, their guests, and prospective buyers of lots in the Triamico Development Affiliates marina resort community. However, there is a public restaurant, the Bob-Lo Island Beach House, on the west side of the island by the marina (ferry docks at the east side). Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The control room area through broken glass. Morale among the employees both on the Boats and the Island was at an all-time low according to some veteran workers. Why did Boblo Island shut down? Well later that same summer (1972) I went with 2 of my brothers, one older and one younger with our Mother. Only about a third of a milea 5 to 10-minute walk, depending on your speedfrom the ferry dock on the west side of the island, east on Bob-Lo Island Boulevard, to the marina on the other side of the narrow island. Yes, Kathy, the Bob-Lo Island Beach House Restaurant is an easy walk. Touch device users . Cedar Point, which has world-famous roller coasters and a wider range of attractions, is close enough to the Detroit area for a day trip (for the very hardy). The far end of the island is now all luxury homes. Peaking through the windows, you can see it's being used for storage. Claire and the Columbia, as well as their Detroit docks, had been divested a few years earlier in 1991. St. Clair Shores (1950-60s) & never went to the park. The price is around $500k. [23] Townhouses and condominiums were proposed in 1997. Having trotted out into the intersection, clearly not expecting anyone to be on the trail, the animal froze and then turned and shot back up the path, between thetall vegetation on each side, its hind legs trying to gain purchase on the crushed limestone. In 1898, the Detroit, Windsor and Belle Isle Ferry Company opened up a recreation park on the Detroit River, about 18 miles southwest of Windsor. The men's entrance is to the left. The folks from the residential areas use golf carts toget to the community pool in the center of the island, just a stones throw from the almost hundred-year-old, still standing Dance Pavilion: And here is where things get interesting. After 85 years of operation, these two sister steamships - the oldest in America - awaken from a deep slumber to find a devoted team of enthusiasts have set out to rescue them from their deteriorating state. They are located next to the Dance Hall. Soon after this, the British obtained the surrender of the American fort in Detroit without a shot being fired. This photo shows people boarding the SS St. Claire (built in 1910) bound for Boblo Island. The price is a little over $300k. Today it is overgrown: The Powerhouse, which looks like small limestone chapel, that provided electricityto the Carousel: The Dance Pavilion a 35,000 feet steel and limestone building designed by Albert Kahn and John Scott and completed in 1913. Many of you remember taking the journey to the top for a breathtaking view of the park. Check out recent photos from one of the Boblo boats. The park opened in 1898 and closed its doors for good on September 30th,1993 as a result of poor management, rising maintenance costs and declining attendance thanks to more attractive parks in the region like Cedar Point. For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. People should not be making assumptions about the island residents. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Or for the Lavatory building next to it, built to match the other stone buildings on the island. A street sign shows people where they are as they arrive on the island. If all this talk of Edgewater Park has sent you into a nostalgic funk, never fear: the video below, posted On a summer day in 1945, Sarah Elizabeth Ray stood up for something because she wasn't allowed to sit down. The passageway still exists showing Gilbraltar, Michigan to the left and Amherstburg, Ontario to the right. Colorful adirondack chairs surround a campfire pit near Captain Bob's. They operated a Rotor in West Germany at Oktoberfest in 1949. Sad that it no longer exists. In 1991, the two Boblo boats were sold and smaller ferries took people from Gibraltar, MI., to the island, as well as to and from Amherstburg, Ontario. Not fair to blame millionaires when often it is a corporation that can run out money after 5 or 6 bad years. I was just in Amherstburg Sunday May 27,2013. Claire, seen in 2016. This is the structure that once housed the Boblo Island Amusement Park bumper cars. Copyright 2023 ClickOnDetroit.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. With a blast of the big steam whistle, lines were cast off, and the 20-mile voyage began, taking about 80 minutes. I dont think it is sad at all! $19 million in debt, John's brother Randy forced Boblo Island into court-appointed receivership in 2004. The homes come with all appliances. The kitchen and dining space of the tri-plex. Bois Blanc Island (sometimes referred to as Boblo Island despite complaints from people downstate who are familiar with the Boblo Island Amusement Park in Bois Blanc, Canada, in the Detroit River) is an island in Lake Huron in the southernmost part of Mackinac County. This is a small area of the white sand beach open to residents of Boblo Island. Even the words scrawled across its portal announced simply "Eastwood Park.". You can explore and find the foundations of the dance floor ruins. Many locals still have great memories riding the ferry to Boblo Island Amusement Park, which eventually. The haunting pictures show graffiti, decrepit rides, and overgrown greenery. We also traveled from past to the present on the island, which was a must-visit destination for families for decades. It's sister boat, the Columbia, was built in 1902. The park opened in 1898 and closed its doors for good on September 30th,1993 as a result of poor management, rising maintenance costs and declining attendance thanks to more attractive parks in the region like Cedar Point. These luxury dwellings were erected. The remnants of Boblo Island Amusement Park: The park has been closed since 1993 DETROIT - Say the name "Boblo" to anyone who grew up around Michigan, and their eyes will light up. Theme parks, like Lake Shawnee Park in West Virginia, closed down after guests died at the park. I can still feel the sun and the wind as one of the great boats took us to the Island. [18], In 1994, John Oram, an Iraqi immigrant to the United States who owned car stereo businesses, purchased the Boblo Island site. Newly restored in the Spring of 2013 by the residents of the community, they now offer Blockhouse tours on most Sundays from 1pm - 4pm. I was 7 years old when the ferries stopped running in 1991. Ray was removed from the boat because she was not white, enforced according to a Bob-Lo company policy "excluding so-called 'zoot-suiters', the rowdyish, the rough, and the boisterous, and it also adopted the policy of excluding colored. Exploring and discovering those remains is a thrill in its own right. One of the many residential homes on the north end of Boblo Island, Ontario, seen Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Or not. The man that made it did it to bring families together and spend time with their children. The first amusement park rides were moving by 1910. It broke my heart to see the way everything looks these days. The island was home to a popular amusement park starting in the late 1890s. A private community is now being built on the island. Finally, A young entrepreneur who successfully turned around a floundering amusement park in suburban Seattle bought Bob-Lo hoping to turn it around. BOBLO Island poster. [1] The "Bob-Lo boats" boats were sold in November 1991. Rides, music, thrills, and lights attracted thousands of visitors year after year. 272 acres. Everyone has a memory to tell. Each year the largest gathering was sponsored by the St. Andrews Society of Detroit, which would often draw more than 10,000 visitors to their Scottish Games. The little that remains of the park is covered with vegetation or has been demolished. The Human Spinning Rotor or simply "The Rotor" was invented by a German scientist, Ernst Hoffmeister, and was financially supported by businessman Carl Friese. The island features many new homes and plenty of land to build on. The ship in mid-swing. - LJ. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. ), Thank you so much for the great information. You can still see the words "Boblo Island" on the Space Needle, 25 years after the park's closing. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. Visiters to the marina can visit the small gallery of photographs and paintings of water scenes or rent bikes to explore the island (although what appeared to be the bike rental building was closed on this July Saturday, so perhaps not). This year, I hear theres an ice cream concession, Captain Bobs on the island (http://www.rivertowntimes.com/?s=Captain+bobs&submit). Boblo Island Amusement Park ran from 1898 to 1993. [20] Oram then leased and shut down the White Sands boater's hangout adjacent to the park site, citing trespassers but infuriating boaters; as a result, the lease was dropped within weeks. Claire and the SS Columbia? Claire V can fit up to 16 vehicles as well as pedestrians and cyclists. The Island is now stripped on most of anything that would resemble an amusement park. I did notice, however, the last time we went the island had gone downhill quite a bit. We were participating in a totally sanctioned, transportation-provided-by-the-school-district Ninth-Grade Skip Day. We would have boarded either the Ste. I was born and raised in Wyandotte, Michigan. Gloomy days sometimes deserve black and white treatment. One to pick up, and one to return people. An estimated 30,000 people passed through the island on their way to freedom. There are just two ways in and out of the island. Remember, the island is in Canada, so you can't just cross over from the U.S. and dock there. - Marva, I am 63 years old and I remember Bob-lo so well. By 1742, a French mission among the Hurons was established. To move visitors around the island, the park had a small railroad. The 1991, the boats ceased their 81-year run, and the park closed in 1993. Both vessels are bound for Boblo Island. Each boat could hold about 2,500 passengers. "Living on the island feels like being on vacation everyday," said Gena Boschin, a former Tennessee resident who lives on the island and works in Amherstburg. Id built up this image of perfectly cut green grass, flowers, water slides and party halls, but what I saw when I stepped onto the old white dock was far from the oasis I was told about. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Sue Cicala. To add . Ive always wondered about the island and have wanted to go back. Millions of Americans and Canadians share memories of riding the Swan Boats or the train that circled the park. The 18-mile boat ride was carried out by the famous ships: the Columbia, built in 1902, and the Ste. McLeans Mansion (Holly Lea): The historic building that was saved by the local community from demolition, The ruins of Richmond Castle: one of the oldest Norman fortresses in England. It's located in Amherstburg, Ontario. The island is owned nearly in its entirety by Windsor developer Dominic Amicone through his Bob-Lo Island development company. For the people who bought property thereyou bought land that was so important to the neighboring cities and had brought so many families together. He wore a variety of colorful clothing, including a large hat with 'Captain Bob Lo' on the peak, and was typically equipped with binoculars for navigation purposes. I agree; it would be wonderful if the park could be restored or perhaps, reinvented to serve in a new way of bringing community together! The park has been closed since 1993, but the legend of Boblo is still strong. I wouldnt identify the owners in this suburban retreat as millionaires, but the island has been many things to many people over the centuries: the Ojibwe, the Ottawa, the Potawatomi, and the Wyandot all used the island before it was christened Bois Blanc. Later it was: a camp for European explorers, the site of a French Catholic mission, within reach of a British fort, headquarters for the Shawnee chief Tecumseh during the War of 1812, an invasion site for Canadian patriots during the Upper Canada Rebellion, and more recently, a picnic spot and a dance venue, all before the rise and decline of the amusement park. The reasons for its closure were numerous, ranging from rising maintenance costs and poor management to stronger competition from the nearby, more attractive Cedar Point Park. [17], In March 1994, the rides were dismantled and sold off piecemeal to the Pacific National Exhibition and a series of U.S. theme parks, a moment that confirmed the "worst fears" of Malden Township officials; the amusement park paid 25 percent of its taxes. [6] In February 1992, the park was put up for sale for US$9 million, half of its 1988 purchase price, though it committed to opening it for that summer. The park was closed for the 1933-1934 seasons due to the Great Depression. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters. Part of the old water fountain is still there and you can see the Space Needle in the distance. In 1949, the island was threatened by bankruptcy. Boblo Island today: How to rent hobbit-type MUSHROOM HOUSES in Northern Michigan, Haunting insides of the abandoned NORTHVILLE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, See Michigan's only ALPINE MOUNTAIN SLIDE, 1,700 feet of fun, Inside Michigan's OLDEST OPERATING INN built in 1835, This may be the MOST PICTURESQUE spot in Michigan, Inside the SMITHSONIAN OF MAGIC, located in Michigan, We explored WARREN DUNES, the Sleeping Bear of Southwest MI, GoPro video riding MICHIGAN'S LONGEST ZIPLINE, Exploring Michigan's abandoned, haunted ELOISE ASYLUM, Country's LARGEST AUTO MUSEUM is in the middle of nowhere, Michigan. Though not all is lost. - Brandon, I am 73 years old and remember my parents taking me to Bob-Lo after picking me up at Willow Run Airport after a visit with relatives in Miami FL when I was 8 years old. About Boblo Island: Its sad that my kids will never be able to go there and ride the same rides I did as a kid. The British also built a lighthouse in 1836 which operated until 1959. Each held about 2,500 passengers. DETROIT (FOX 2) - Narrated by Motown legend Martha Reeves, the movie "Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale" is finally in theatres. The initial attractions of the island were . In 1973, the Thunder Bolt coaster was built, which drew long lines. Several Detroit organizations held annual picnics on the island. To rebuild would be one of lifes pleasures. Boblo Island Amusement Park was an amusement park which ran from 1898 until its closure on September 30, 1993. I am only 12. In 1991, those boats were sold and smaller ferries took people from Gibraltar, Mich., to the island, as well as Amherstburg. The ferry is a short four minute ride to the island. Just read one of the many postcards you can find online from people back in the day. Watch. By Edward Pevos of MLive - epevos@MLive.com. Ken Haddad is the digital content and audience manager for WDIV / ClickOnDetroit.com. Following the war, British forces garrisoned at Fort Malden in Amherstburg, across the river from Bois Blanc, and strengthened their position by building three blockhouses on the island. The island is 2.5 miles long and a half-mile wide - just 272 acres. What a shame, all gone because some mega millionaires wanted more money. Bleacher seating remains intact in the abandoned theater. From 1984 to 1985 there were 26 head injuries and 14 broken bones reported. I enjoyed BobLo so much as a child-we boarded the boats in Wyandotte. The Columbia is undergoing restoration. The Beach House Goodie Shack offers apparel, gifts, and home decor for residents and visitors Thursday through Sunday. Over the years it grew into a unique island amusement park, with a midway and dozens of rides. Interestingly, the islands history starts long before the amusement park was even planned. The Carousel Building, built in 1905 to house the first amusement ride on Bob-Lo Island, served as a convention hall and later, the roller-skating rink (beginning with the 1940 season) before ending up as a theater. I remember the log ride, where we''d all get wet but would soon dry out running about, the carousel, and of course the roller coaster. I, too, went there every year as a child from Detroit. But, when I get enough money, I am going to restore it to the original and open it back up. People quit coming in the 1980s, then the money for upkeep is not there. Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park. As well as some great stories, it includes some good photographs from all of the islands incarnations! All the passengers who had purchased round-trip tickets were comfortably aboardall, that is, but one. The plan is to restore it and have it run in the Hudson River Valley. Boblo Island closed for essentially the same reasons as many other urban amusement parks closed. The ferry leaves every 20 minutes from a dock next to the "Bob-Lo Discovery Centre.". All Rights Reserved. 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. Bob-Lo Park (Sometimes seen as Boblo) was established as an entertainment destination in 1898 by the Detroit,Belle Isleand Windsor Ferry Company. The park was located on Bois Blanc Island, Ontario. Pinterest. Boblo Island is accessible by a 16-car ferry that departs from the dock next to the Bob-Lo Island Discovery Centre, which is at 340 Dalhousie St., Amherstburg, ON. The earliest historical reference, from 1718, describes 70 Native American families peacefully farming the fertile land. The ship, docked at Riverside Marina on the Detroit River, caught fire after 11 a.m. on . Today. Which theme park has the most deaths? Wild grapevine has made it to the second floor balcony of the gallery. To tell you the truth I remember the boat rides to the park more than the park itself. Windsor Mayor Arthur John Reaume wanted the island to be designated a National Park. . Boblo Boats: A Detroit Fairy Tale Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale YouTube Channel These steamers are the oldest passenger steamers in the United States of America, currently anchored at the Great Lakes Steel Dock in Ecorse, Michigan. This is the inside of the 1,250 square foot tri-plex home. 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