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The island is a five-minute ferry ride from Amherstburg, Ontario, and 18 miles (29 km) from Detroit. For more than 85 years, the Boblo Island Amusement Park was famous for being served by the Steamer Ste Claire and the Steamer Columbia excursion boats that could hold about 2,500 passengers each. [1] The "Boblo Boats" were sold in November 1991. [1]
The SS Ste. Claire commonly known as the Boblo boat on Thursday, September 1, 2016 docked in in Detroit as it gets some repairs. Jessica J. Trevino Our Maurice salads are killing us
During the summer, the ship's triple decks would be filled with passengers enjoying the 90-minute, 18-mile (29 km) boat ride to the Boblo Island Amusement Park. Both ships featured music and dancing, and snack bars. The ships became icons on the Detroit River and were greatly loved by the people of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Cuban boat people mainly refers to refugees who flee Cuba by boat and ship to the United States. [1] [2] There have been four distinct waves of immigration, both legal and illegal, from Cuba to the United States. These four waves include early boat arrivals, the marielitos, the balseros, and the post “Wet foot, dry foot” arrivals. These ...
Detroit Tigers infielder Andy Ibáñez, a hero at the Little League World Series, reflects on his journey from Cuba to the United States to play in MLB.
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Augustus Woodward's plan following the 1805 fire for Detroit's baroque-styled radial avenues and Grand Circus Park Streetcars on Woodward Avenue, circa 1900s. The period from 1800 to 1929 was one of considerable growth of the city, from 1,800 people in 1820 to 1.56 million in 1930 (2.3 million for the metropolitan area).
"We haven't had good news, but we haven't had bad news either," said the 61-year-old, who lives in the city of Santa Clara, in central Cuba. Cubans missing in 'invisible' shipwrecks on route to US ...