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Detroiters could soon board a historic Boblo boat again

Progress has been made on restoration efforts following a 2018 fire

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 8, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Boblo Boat, Detroit, Boblo Island, Documentary, Restoration, Slideshow
Movies

The Boblo Boat documentary is now available for streaming

‘Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale’ is also on DVD

By Randiah Camille Green
Nov 22, 2022

Tags: Movies, Movies, Boblo Boat, Boblo Island, Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
Culture

‘Detroit’s other Rosa Parks’ lives on through the adults she impacted as children

The documentary series ‘The Children of Action House’ focuses on the life and achievements of Sarah E. Ray

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 2, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Sarah E. Ray, Boblo boat, Children of Action House, Detroit history, Arts & Culture, Culture
Metro Detroit

Detroit Land Bank Authority seeks buyer to preserve home of civil rights advocate Sarah E. Ray

It could be sold for only $1 to buyer who will honor the activist’s legacy

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 1, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Arts & Culture, DLBA, Sarah E. Ray, Metro Detroit News, civil rights, historic landmark, Boblo Boat
Movies

Boblo Boat documentary to hit select metro Detroit theaters in September

‘Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale’ will have a two-week run beginning Sept. 16

By Randiah Camille Green
Jul 22, 2022

Tags: Movies, Boblo Boat, Boblo Island, Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale, movies, arts & culture
Metro Detroit

Boblo Boat owners launch GoFundMe in effort to rebuild burned-out steamer

By Violet Ikonomova
Jul 9, 2018

Tags: News Hits, Boblo Boat, Boblo Island, Detroit, Detroit River, Riverside marina, fire, historic structure
Metro Detroit

Boblo Boat catches fire outside Detroit marina

By Kara Frank
Jul 6, 2018

Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Boblo Boat, Boblo Island, S.S. Ste Claire

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