we would have to take so much of the Boblo Boat out of it, it wouldn’t be worth it. We’d rather preserve the original steam engine. We will run it on an electrical motor so it will spin and ...

we would have to take so much of the Boblo Boat out of it, it wouldn’t be worth it. We’d rather preserve the original steam engine. We will run it on an electrical motor so it will spin and ...

Blast from the past: Come along on a walk-through of a Detroit Boblo Boat He walked around the boat pointing out original equipment like the steam engine, the smokestack, the steering wheel ...

The Boblo boat Columbia is being restored by a New ... watching the Columbia's 1,217-horsepower triple expansion steam engine go to work. I will never forget the sound of those massive shafts ...

The Boblo boat that didn't leave town hosted a few guests Friday to see the work that's been done, look forward to what will come next and gaze backward toward its cotton-candy past. The SS Ste.

Bloomfield Hills resident Ron Kattoo has vivid memories of riding on the Boblo ... steam boats two years ago and, with help from dozens of volunteers, is working to restore the beloved boat ...

The fire that tore through the Boblo boat Ste. Claire in 2018 destroyed the ... He also laid out plans for the future ship: an operational steam whistle, concession stands, souvenir stands and ...

Organizers for the Boblo boat restoration project are soliciting help from the public to continue renovations on the boat after a fire, believed to be caused by a welding spark, engulfed the ...

A doctor, psychic and amusement park fanatic unite to save Detroit's beloved Boblo Boat. When Ste. Claire and SS Columbia sounded their whistles, every Detroit kid knew it heralded the coming of ...