Boblo Island as it is Today
Since the news broke of the Boblo Boat catching fire and being destroyed over the weekend, we’ve decided to take a look at Boblo Island as it sits today…
First check out the video of the SS Ste. Clair as it caught fire over the weekend…
Boblo Island was once the Cedar Point of Michigan for anyone who grew up in the area but now it is hard to notice what the island once was….
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.
Boblo Island looks much different today, and if developers reach their goals, it will be almost unrecognizable to past thrill-seekers
The island is not far from historic Amherstburg, Ontario, which is a 30-minute drive from Windsor. The island is 2.5 miles long and a half-mile wide – just 272 acres.
Boblo Island Amusement Park ran from 1898 to 1993. The only access was via one of two ferries from Detroit or Amherstburg, the SS Ste. Clair and the SS Columbia. Each held about 2,500 passengers. In 1991, those boats were sold and smaller ferries took people from Gibraltar, Mich., to the island, as well as Amherstburg.
Boblo Island today:
There is new life on the island 23 years after the closing of the amusement park. The north side of Boblo is a growing private community, with numerous homes and condominiums.
The goal of developers is to someday populate the entire island with neighborhoods.
Here are devolpment plans for the island:
Photos: Mlive.com
