Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
79 min
2021
Published on, 3 months ago
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
79 min
2021
7.7
For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the US and Canada. When the vessel comes under threat of ruin, a doctor, psychic and amusement park fanatic unite to save their beloved steamship from the scrapyard. Interweaving local lore and mythology, "Boblo Boats" explores the whitewashed history of amusement parks and one crew's crusade to bring back the memories.
ferry boat
civil rights
detroit, michigan
amusement park
magic realism
nostalgic
cultural preservation
